August 22, 2006 -
Hope you got to see parts one and two of Spike Lee's documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts on HBO last night. Parts three and four will air tonight at 9 PM. The entire four-part documentary will air again on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 8 PM.
August 21, 2006 -
With not much action happening at the federal level in terms of global warming, states are taking action -- including distancing themselves from those who deny it's a problem.
August 21, 2006 -
[The following is part of our ongoing coverage of the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2006 -- eds.]
August 18, 2006 -
Blue Heron, keeping cool in the shade Tellico Lake, Tennessee (click image for larger view)
August 18, 2006 -
It happens every few years: a rash of politicians decide to let their guard down, get a little too relaxed, and start saying what they really think about race. Call it racial honesty disorder, or RHD.
August 18, 2006 -
Anyone familiar with the history of Andrew Young knows it's the story of a civil rights legend. Born in New Orleans, by the late 1950s Young had joined the freedom movement, registering voters in Atlanta, GA.
August 17, 2006 -
The Tennessee Department of Health's Office of Minority Health has released a 108 page report entitled Populations of Color in Tennessee: Health Status Report (PDF format). From the report's introduction: