Tagged: The State of Things

Residents in Greensboro haven’t been able to shop downtown for fresh produce, seafood and prepared meals in decades. The city had two A&P Grocery stores in the early 1970s, but since they left no other markets have filled the void. That changed this week when Deep Roots Market relocated to North Eugene St.

  Out of the varied horrors of the Holocaust, a body of literature survives.  The most famous voice belongs to Anne Frank.  At 15-years-old, she wrote, “I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.”  It's hard to believe that anyone, even a child, can be so big-hearted. 

Less well-known is the voice of an adult woman, Etty Hillesum.  And her writing is finally getting its day in the sun.

The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968 often overshadows what may be his most radical crusade. The Poor People’s Campaign in the spring of 1968 was organized by a coalition of predominately Black and Brown organizers working across the color line.

Lizard Lick, North Carolina is the southern setting of one of truTV’s hit shows.  It’s called Lizard Lick Towing, and it features the outlandish humor of star Ron Shirley, not to mention plenty of bizarre antics on the part of car owners whose vehicles have been towed. Shirley is in town for this weekend’s LickAPalooza, but first he joins host Frank Stasio in the studio.