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Black History Month Is Not Enough: Society Needs To Tell The Entire Story And The Truth
On the 19th of December, 1875, the father of Black history was born. Twenty-two years later, he walked through Berea College’s doors and enrolled as a student. It was a miracle of determination. Like many Black children of his time, his labor was necessary, his education secondary. His parents walked right out of American slavery…
How To Support Racial Justice, Diversity and Activism This Week In Louisville (2/15)
MONDAY, Feb. 15 The Louisville Care Bears Donations 3900 West Broadway Donation-based | 1-3 p.m. Black Lives Matter Louisville is collecting supplies for people who are living without shelter during this icy winter season. You can drop off donations today, or sign up to volunteer. You can also send money to $CareBearsLou on Cash App. …
5 Things To Do This Weekend In Louisville (2/12)
SATURDAY, Feb. 13 Drag Queen Storytime Online $5 | Noon-4 p.m. Engage your kids with this virtual Drag Queen Storytime. This particular event will teach your children about Black History Month. Galentine’s Day Yoga & Wine Zentensity $15 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. Bring a friend for a beginners yoga class — and wine — at this…
Book Reviews: Stark or Neighborly?
“Lost Girls” by Ellen Birkett Morris (TouchPoint Press; 140 pgs., $13.99) “Stories from the Porch” by Roger L. Guffey (Palmetto; 293 pgs., $14.99) Here’s a pair of Kentucky writers who have taken very different paths for how they give voice to their short stories. With their collections, both are looking into how to get through…
Black Art At Auction: The Collection Of Mr. Anthony French, Sr.
Art is a process that begins with an idea. The artist takes the idea and translates that into a creation and then, at some point, if the artist is lucky, a person appreciates that creation, understands the artist’s intention and wants to pay them money to own it. The collector is an integral part of…
Studio Visit: Theresa Bautista
[Studio Visit is a series that aims to highlight and introduce some of the many members of our local creative community, in a more personal, one-on-one way. Get to know Louisville’s creatives. Learn more about the work that artists do and never forget that artwork is work.] Because of construction for a home renovation project,…
Savage Love: Toy Boy
Q: I’m positive you’ve written something about this in the past. I have searched your archives but have only managed to find people arguing in the comments about this topic when what I want is your advice. My sixteen-year-old son is stealing our sex toys. My son took my husband’s handheld toy a several months…
Louder Than Life 2021 has been announced
Louder Than Life is happening. That’s the official word from the Danny Wimmer Presents camp, who announced last week that the outdoor Louisville hard rock festival is currently scheduled for Sept. 23-26 at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center. A lineup has yet to be released. Last year, DWP canceled all three…
Exotic meats or veggie burgers: Get ‘em both at Game
I like Game restaurant. I like it a lot. It’s the only place I know of where all of these exotic options for a burger are on the menu: kangaroo, alpaca, wild boar, elk, venison. But, you can get intriguing veggie burgers, too. I learned an important thing about getting takeout fare from Game the…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best And Most Absurd (2/10)
Absurd: Worth A Gamble Last year, the Kentucky Supreme Court (rightly) ruled that slot machine-like historical racing games don’t qualify as pari-mutuel wagering. [We did a LEO field trip to one of the facilities… it was a pretty sweet setup, but it was definitely straight slots.] Pari-mutuel wagering is one of three forms of gambling permitted by…
Is Louisville Vegan Jerky Co. Right For Shelby Park?
Jessica Jones used to drive by the property at 1311 South Shelby every day on her way from her home in Germantown to her job downtown throughout the early 2000s: First, it was some type of industrial site. Then it became a grocery store. The neighborhood changed, too — going from homes, a few factories…
It Is Time We Had A White History Month
[Editor’s Note: This column originally ran on the blog “Write Some Shit” on Feb. 1] Today marks the first day of Black History Month when many white people will start sharing their limited knowledge of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks as if no other Black people ever existed. During this month,…
The Latest Battle In The Republican War On Louisville
State Republicans’ efforts to wrest control away from Democrat-controlled Louisville have, in recent years, been dubbed the “War on Louisville.” But, wars are supposed to be waged over something. For Republicans in Frankfort, the war isn’t over anything… it’s just about winning. They want what they can’t have: Mayor of Louisville. (Not since 1969, anyway.)…
