Southerners

"Toothless Rednecks" (Part Two): Hard History and Flawed Democracy in the South

Glen Browder | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Race Game, Leadership, Hard History, Racist, Alabama, Democracy, Southern Politics, V.O. Key, Biracial Accommodation, Deep South, Southerners, Arnold Toynbee, History, Politics, Campaigning, Rednecks, South, Jr., Flawed Democracy, Mississippi, Politics News
Glen Browder

It's a continuing game of racial politics -- now played by both blacks and whites in more sophisticated manner without traditional perversities -- in a regional system still struggling with historic black-white disparities and tensions.

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I'm With Stupid: Ho, Ho the Mistletoe, Blasted Where You Can See

Todd Hartley | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Traditions, Shotguns, National Geographic, Applebee's, Christmas, Southerners, Georgia, Mistletoe, Weird News News
Todd Hartley

Here's what I know about Southern folk, based on my 41 years' experience knowing and being related to some of them.

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Passing Down the Blues in Alabama and Mississippi

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 08.01.2011

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Margie Goldsmith

Southerners love their blues the way we New Yorkers love our Broadway. And no matter where I go in the south -- Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, I can never get enough of the raw, gritty blues.

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Mississippi Goddamn

Eddie Glaude, Jr., Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Southerners, Nina Simone, Sncc, Race, Mississippi, Haley Barbour, Religion News
Eddie Glaude, Jr., Ph.D.

Barbour's remarks about Confederate History Month and slavery reveal how easy forgetfulness can free one from the burdens of the past, and sanction callousness towards the dead and living walking in your backyard.

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The Bachelorette Week 3 Recap: Wherein Ali Cozies Up to Anything on 2 (or 1) Legs

Tasha Gordon-Solmon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reality Television, Reality TV, TV Recaps, Rose-Ceremony, Ali Fedotowsky, Los Angeles, Drinking Games, Helicopters, Television, The Bachelor, True Love, Dating, Southerners, Abc, Chapstick, The Bachelorette, Entertainment News
Tasha Gordon-Solmon

This week, front runner Roberto had a one-on-one, Justin set out to prove the true nature of his intentions (which still remain completely ambiguous) ...

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Po' White South: Another Look At The Uninsured

D. Brad Wright | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South, Southerners, Health Care Reform, Uninsured, Health Care, Health, Politics News
D. Brad Wright

The po' white south makes up most of the uninsured. Chew on that for a while. Then ask yourself where the strongest opposition to health reform comes from (hint: it's red states).

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Reclaiming "We"

Terrance Heath | Posted 05.25.2011

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Terrance Heath

When it comes to health care reform, the states most likely to benefit -- because they have the highest percentages of uninsured citizens -- are the source of the loudest objections to reform.

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