September 16, 2019: Bree Newsome
Aaron speaks with Bree Newsome, the activist who’s best known for pulling down a Confederate flag outside the South Carolina State House in 2015.
Read MorePosted by Aaron Keck | Sep 16, 2019 | Forward Together
Aaron speaks with Bree Newsome, the activist who’s best known for pulling down a Confederate flag outside the South Carolina State House in 2015.
Read MorePosted by Aaron Keck | Aug 27, 2019 | Forward Together
Anna and Aaron discuss the first day of school, last weekend’s KKK rally in Hillsborough, and an ongoing state supreme court case involving six death-row inmates.
Read MorePosted by Aaron Keck | Aug 20, 2019 | Forward Together
August 19 is the 400th anniversary of slavery in America; August 20 is the first anniversary of Silent Sam’s toppling. Also, Anna discusses an upcoming seminar on Reconstruction.
Read MorePosted by Aaron Keck | Aug 14, 2019 | Forward Together
Anna attends a rally in Hillsborough, speaking out against both gun violence and white supremacy.
Read MorePosted by Aaron Keck | Aug 6, 2019 | Forward Together
Today’s the anniversary of the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, but the fight goes on – especially in the wake of two tragic mass shootings.
Read MorePosted by Aaron Keck | Jul 30, 2019 | Forward Together
Anna’s back from the national NAACP convention in Detroit, where she heard from ten presidential candidates – and picked up a pair of awards.
Read MorePosted by Aaron Keck | Jul 9, 2019 | Forward Together
With a budget fight ongoing and Medicaid expansion at the center, Anna explains why the Medicaid issue is a civil rights issue.
Read MorePosted by Aaron Keck | Jul 2, 2019 | Forward Together
Discussing a disappointing Supreme Court ruling, Anna and Aaron establish a rule: you can be despondent and give up for five minutes, but then it’s time to get back to work.
Read MorePosted by Aaron Keck | Jun 25, 2019 | Forward Together
Anna discusses an upcoming book read on Reconstruction, and the ongoing debate over HB370 in the General Assembly.
Read MorePosted by Aaron Keck | Jun 11, 2019 | Forward Together
It’s budget season at the state and local level – and public education funding is high on the list of issues.
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