Constance Alexander: What we are actually talking about when we talk about race
The other night, the City Council of Murray unanimously passed a resolution recommending to the Calloway County judge-executive that the statue of a Confederate soldier – in the likeness of General Robert E. Lee – be removed from the courthouse property and relocated to an appropriate venue.
In the discussion leading up to the vote, council member Alice Rouse emphasized the difference between removing...
Constance Alexander: Embracing poetry a good start to evaluating our values, beliefs on diversity
“Those Winter Sundays“ begins with a description of a father who gets up early, even on the day of rest. He gets dressed “in the blueblack cold,” his cracked hands aching from the weekday work he does to make a living; nevertheless, he still makes sure the house is warmed for the still-sleeping family.
His child wakes to the sound of, “the cold splintering, breaking,” and half-heartedly...
