Tag: Slavery
Nov. 10, 2017
Frank Rizzo’s statue is a reminder of racism
Putting up a statue to Frank Rizzo in a plaza named after Tom Paine wasn’t as bad as putting up a statue of the Devil…
Oct. 7, 2016
Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’ succeeds despite heavy-handedness
Ever since it premiered at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” has been a fountain of buzz and…
Jun. 3, 2016
Abolishing capital punishment
A century and a half ago, America came out of slavery. It was perhaps not literally true, as Abraham Lincoln said, that every drop drawn…
May. 30, 2014
Author discusses modern-day human slavery concerns
E. Benjamin Skinner, a journalist and author who focuses on the topic of modern human slavery, spoke to an audience May 28 in the Papadakis Integrated…
Nov. 1, 2013
Ejiofor shines in ‘12 Years a Slave’
“12 Years a Slave” is a hard movie to watch, much less put into words. It is violent, gritty, brutal, truthful and appalling. It is…
Jan. 11, 2013
Tarantino explores slavery and racism in ‘Django’
The D is silent in “Django Unchained,” the new film by Quentin Tarantino released Dec. 25, or as some may call it, one of the…