Jesse Helms

Returning to Dr. King’s Message With Community Service

August 15, 2013

Since 1986, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been celebrated as a federal holiday. Yet, even from the start, the day was met with controversy: senators Jesse Helms and John McCain fought against the creation of the holiday, and more recently, some major figures –such as Cornel West – have started a campaign against what […]

North Carolina’s Senate race radically changed

August 14, 2013Global Politics

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