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LESLIE CUNNINGHAM | CIVIL RIGHTS | The March on Washington: Now 60 Years Later
Now it’s the 60th anniversary. Ten years ago (see my article below) I was marking a lot of half century points in my life; the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and momentous events of the months following it … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Black History, Civil Rights, Leslie Cunningham, March on Washington, Martin Luther King, Rag Bloggers, Sixties
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JIM SIMONS | A PASSING | Greg Olds and the Gang of Six: An Abiding Memory
By Jim Simons | The Rag Blog | August 25, 2023 AUSTIN — A dear friend passed in June at 86. Greg Olds was a quiet, thoughtful person. Even though he was very sick, he assured us he was fine. No … Continue reading
LAMAR HANKINS | EDUCATION & DIVERSITY | SCOTUS majority misunderstands benefits of college in its recent affirmative action decision.
By Lamar Hankins | The Rag Blog | July 27, 2023 Listen to Thorne Dreyer‘s interview with Lamar Hankins on Rag Radio at 2 p.m., Friday, July 28, 2023, on KOOP 91.7 in Austin or stream at KOOP.org. Six members … Continue reading
BRUCE MELTON | CLIMATE | It’s not the heat… The difference today with climate change is duration.
Is it time to rent out Texas? By Bruce Melton | The Rag Blog | July 21, 2023 Listen to Thorne Dreyer’s interview with Bruce Melton on Rag Radio at 2 p.m., Friday, July 21, 2023, on KOOP 91.7 in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Global Warming, Heat Wave, Rag Bloggers, Texas Climate
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RICHARD CROXDALE | TEXAS HISTORY | The battle of Waller Creek: The felling of the Erwin Drum
In the Movement Folk Tales, Frank Erwin plays the role of the evil stepmother. By Richard Croxdale | The Rag Blog | June 20, 2023 The Rag Blog is cross-posting a piece of history published by People’s History in Texas … Continue reading
ALLEN YOUNG | TELEVISION | In defense of drag queens
A review of ‘AJ and the Queen’ and a lot more. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | June 2, 2023 Drag queens have recently become the target of right-wing politicians in several Republican-dominated states, and while I’ve never … Continue reading
ALLEN YOUNG | HISTORY | Mixing the tequila of Cinco de Mayo with the blood of Kent State: A quirky history essay
We look back at two days in May. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | May 17, 2023 Sí, mis amigos, Cinco de Mayo is a well-known date (that’s May 5 in English), and of course it’s a time … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, American History, Battle of Puebla, Cinco de Mayo, History, Kent State, Mexican History, Mexican Independence, Rag Bloggers
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CLIFF WILKIE | MEMOIR | In a little cafe just the other side of the border
It all happened in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, on March 30, 1969. By Cliff Wilkie | The Rag Blog | April 30, 2023 It was just like in the Marty Robbins song, “in a little cafe just the other side of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicano Movement, Chicano Rights, Cliff Wilkie, La Raza Unida, Memoir, Mexican Border, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, University of Texas
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ALLEN YOUNG | BOOKS | ‘To Tell the Truth: My Life as a Foreign Correspondent’ by Lewis M. Simons
Valuable insights into journalism offer a very enjoyable read. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | April 21, 2023 Reading this book has provided me with a unique experience that is both intellectual and emotional, and I think it … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Book Review, Books, Foreign Correspondents, Journalism, Lewis Simons, Memoir, Rag Bloggers, To Tell the Truth
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LAMAR HANKINS | POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | ‘Woke’ attacks promote inequality and injustice
Not to be ‘woke’ is to willfully ignore reality. By Lamar Hankins | The Rag Blog | April 13, 2023 Right-wingers, the emotionally damaged, and “lazy ideologues” who hurl being “woke,” like an epithet studded with sharp spikes to wound … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Woke' Attacks, Lamar Hankins, Political Philosophy, Rag Bloggers
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The Orange Show Presents ‘Old Weird Houston’
Events include presentation by ‘Rag Blog’ editor Thorne Dreyer. By Pete Gershon | The Rag Blog | March 17, 2023 HOUSTON — Houston at mid-century was a place where anything seemed possible, from an air-conditioned domed stadium to a monument … Continue reading
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Tagged Fine Arts, Houston Events, Houston History, mydolls, Orange Show, Pete Gershon, Rag Bloggers, Thorne Dreyer
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JONAH RASKIN | THE SIXTIES | Avedon at the Met: the Chicago Seven and the Sixties
‘I wanted to see if I could reinvent what a group photo is,’ Avedon observed. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | March 8, 2023 Looking at Richard Avedon’s black-and-white photos of the Chicago Seven which peered out at … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago 7, Chicago 8, Dave Dellinger, Jerry Rubin, John Froines, Jonah Raskin, Lee Weiner, Photography, Rag Bloggers, Rennie Davis, Richard Avedon, Sixties, Sixties Radicals, Tom Hayden
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