#Jane Austen’s links to slavery ‘interrogated’ by historians

#Jane Austen’s links to slavery ‘interrogated’ by historians

“#Jane Austen’s links to slavery ‘interrogated’ by historians” Historians are spilling the tea over Jane Austen’s connections with slave plantations. A museum dedicated to the “Pride & Prejudice” author, located at her old home in the Hampshire village of Chawton, is reportedly investigating the Austen family’s place in “Regency era colonialism,” as evidenced by Austen’s…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 19, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — April 19, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — April 19, 2021” The Issue: Media and politicians’ reaction to the police shooting of Daunte Wright. Thank you so much for Wednesday’s editorial. It was exactly on point (“Fanning the Flames,” Editorial, April 14). Thank you for saying the clear truth that so many are afraid to say or print….

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#Moderate Democrats squirm as ‘defund the police’ returns

#Moderate Democrats squirm as ‘defund the police’ returns

“#Moderate Democrats squirm as ‘defund the police’ returns” Moderate and swing-district Democrats are squirming with the aggressive return of the Defund the Police rhetoric following the death of Daunte Wright at the hands of a Minnesota cop. “There is always room for reforms and to do better, but defunding the police makes no sense,” New…

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#BLM co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors defends real estate holdings

#BLM co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors defends real estate holdings

“#BLM co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors defends real estate holdings” “Marxist” Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors tearfully defended her $3.2 million real estate empire, insisting she didn’t use a penny of BLM donations on herself. “I have never taken a salary from the Black Lives Matters Global Networks Foundation,” she also said Thursday. “That’s important,” she…

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#How Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong weathered clash over BLM

#How Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong weathered clash over BLM

“#How Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong weathered clash over BLM” Coinbase’s landmark stock listing has made billionaire CEO Brian Armstrong an instant icon of the cryptocurrency revolution — but his last major turn in the spotlight came from a dustup over the Black Lives Matter movement. While the crypto exchange’s 38-year-old co-founder reportedly keeps a low…

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#The truth about ‘racism’ & cops: Devine

#The truth about ‘racism’ & cops: Devine

“#The truth about ‘racism’ & cops: Devine” Who would want to be a cop in America?  It’s open season on anyone who wears a badge, so no wonder recruitment is down, retirements are up and the streets grow ever more violent.  By swallowing the false narrative of systemic racism, we have demonized and criminalized police…

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#Army Officer Charged After Bullying & Assaulting Black Man Walking In His Neighborhood

#Army Officer Charged After Bullying & Assaulting Black Man Walking In His Neighborhood

“#Army Officer Charged After Bullying & Assaulting Black Man Walking In His Neighborhood ” A white Army officer has been charged with third-degree assault after an ugly confrontation with a Black man walking through a neighborhood in Columbia, South Carolina this week. Jonathan Pentland was charged and released on a personal recognizance bond after a video…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 15, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — April 15, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — April 15, 2021” The Issue: Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse Khan-Cullor’s purchase of four homes worth $3.2 million. There has been a lot of talk about Black Lives Matter activist and co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors being a complete fraud and a hypocrite, buying four houses, including one in the lily-white enclave…

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