It is hard to believe that it is 46 years this month that the Freedom Ride of a group of young activists brought the cold, hard reality of racism, segregation, and the poor state of Aboriginal / Indigenous health, housing and education into the living rooms of ordinary Australians who had consciously or sub-consciously turned a blind eye to the challenges facing our indigenous brothers and
I read with interest a story about a recent edition of the Mark Twain classic "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" being published by NewSouth Books in Alabama. NewSouth has decided after some consultation to replace the word "nigger" with "slave". This means that the 219 times that the word nigger once appeared now see the word slave used instead.The consultation was nothing more than a suggestion
This is a simple "cut & paste" of a post made back in April 2008. I noticed that there has been renewed discussion of the merits of this book. The links have been updated, a picture added, and a postscript discussion.As promised!I scurried out this morning with the missus for an appointment with a doctor to confirm what a home pregnancy test had revealed on Friday! I know you are all wishing her