Letters to the Editor
Shannon Q. Harwell writes to point out the problems working poor in the community have with finding affordable and decent housing, LaVera Hodges writes to say that African Americans are making progress but are still being pushed back or out, and Ron Bartlett writes to say that if presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s Mormonism bothers you, it shouldn’t. (October 4, 2012, Page 4)
Historical ‘shames’ should be shared, not censored
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day this week, local columnist Deidra Jackson takes a look at her feelings about that history, the iconic Lorraine Motel in Memphis and how some schools are glossing over parts of our past that should not be forgotten or overlooked. (January 19, 2012, Page 4)
‘The Help’ shouldn’t sell us warm, fuzzy nostalgia
Local columnist Deidra Jackson is a little suspect about the book and movie, “The Help,” after reading some of the reviews, and she talks with someone – her mother – who lived the life as a housekeeper decades ago for a different perspective. (August 11, 2011, Page 4A)
