Civil rights leader takes heat for stand on Confederate monuments

I heard Andrew Young say this morning that it’s a waste of time to protest Confederate monuments. That energy, he said on NPR’s Morning Edition, should be reserved to continue the struggle to end poverty and the racial injustice that still exists in America. Young’s position was perhaps unexpected given his vast experience in civil …

An ugly and jarring reminder

There it was, posted on a light pole outside my house — a flier that made my heart skip a few beats. “The KKK Wants you. The Loyal White Knights Neighborhood Watch.” I’ve seen several of these fliers around in Atlanta intown neighborhoods. Two others were posted in front of homes I know are owned …

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