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Podcast Book Review of The Push Back
Podcast Book Review Available at: https://youtu.be/4LqrDZK2rIE “The Push Back” by Lawrence Clayton delves into the complexities of social constructs stemming from historical research of education, economy, religion, as well as racism, among so much more. Clayton provides us with a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the history of racism in America, tracing its roots from […]
Posted in: Radio, Skype and Television Interviews
Podcast Book Review of Memoirs of a Southern Yankee Hispanic
June 27, 2023
Editorial Book Review –Available at https://youtu.be/MQrUADEbV7s “Memoirs of a Southern Yankee Hispanic,” written by Lawrence Clayton, is a remarkable and captivating book that skillfully weaves together a family’s narrative with the broader tapestry of American history. Through a charming and engaging story, this first volume takes readers on a multi-generational journey, tracing the trajectory of […]
Posted in: Radio, Skype and Television Interviews
The Woke Community and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Alabama
June 27, 2023
What is “woke?” It used to be being awake, rather than sleeping. But today it is about being “politically correct,” a term I first remember hearing in the 1960s. In fact, the word woke has been politicized in the twenty-first century. In 2017 Merriam Webster’s dictionary added this definition: “chiefly US slang …aware of and […]
Posted in: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Latin America
June 27, 2023
Lately I’ve been reading pundits, journalists, and sundry experts on American foreign policy about different parts of the world, each waxing on with apparent expertise on what we need to do in Sudan, or Ukraine, or to China to get the world right again, something along those lines. They write or speak in videos, television, […]
Posted in: Northport Gazette
The Bay of Pigs, 1961, Part 1
June 27, 2023
This is number three or four of historical tidbits we’ve done recently on the history of Latin America for our Northport Gazette readers. If you were ever students of mine at UA—1972-2013—and took some of my Latin American history courses, you might be excused from this column. Or if you forgot, keep on reading. And […]
Posted in: Bay of Pigs, 1961, Northport Gazette
A House Visit
June 13, 2023
Most of you will no doubt wonder, now what’s Larry writing about: a house visit? But those of you fifty or older, maybe a little younger or little order, will immediately relate to “a house visit.” That’s when your doctor came to your home to take care of you. That’s right. He came to your […]
Posted in: Northport Gazette
A Very Sad Dog Made Happy!
June 6, 2023
Many of you will recognize the Quora app online. It responds to questions and provides answers from other readers. My very favorite questions are about pets, especially dogs, and how so many are sad, lonely, incarcerated in pounds for weeks, sometimes months, and then freed and usually overjoyed when rescued by a person or family […]
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Video and Narrative Book Reviews, Memoirs of a Southern, Yankee, Hispanic
June 6, 2023
Video Book Review: https://youtu.be/MQrUADEbV7s — Editorial Book Review — “Memoirs of a Southern Yankee Hispanic,” written by Lawrence Clayton, is a remarkable and captivating book that skillfully weaves together a family’s narrative with the broader tapestry of American history. Through a charming and engaging story, this first volume takes readers on a multi-generational journey, tracing the […]
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On Patriotism
May 9, 2023
Not too long ago a friend of mine, Susan Warner, asked me if patriotism was out of form. Her husband, Jack Warner, now deceased, was a veteran of the Burma theater in the Second World War and he loved this country. Then on Sunday April 16, I read a piece in the Wall Street Journal […]
The Banana Republics
May 4, 2023
Some of you may be wondering what a “banana republic” is. You can look it up in Wikipedia but be careful, since the first definition that pops up is to an upscale clothing store with lots of boobs and legs, although there are other outfits marketed for everybody from babies to men. Keep on scrolling […]
Bible Gateway’s Verse of the Day
- Isaiah 26:4 October 6, 2026“Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.”
June 27, 2023
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