Alex Kellogg

The Changing Face Of Seeing Race

Alex Kellogg — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:28:00 +0000

Let's go back to 1967.

That was the year interracial marriage made headlines. Just take the Hollywood classic Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. The film was a new kind of love story for Hollywood. The movie was about a black man who wanted to marry a white woman — a huge taboo at the time.

According to a 1968 Gallup Poll, just 20 percent of Americans thought it was OK for a white person to marry a black person. White Americans were far less likely to accept the idea than blacks.

Gay Rights Movement Pioneer Dies

Alex Kellogg — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Frank Kameny, a pioneer in the gay rights movement, died Tuesday at 86. In 1957, Kameny was fired from his job as an astronomer for the U.S. government because he was homosexual. He fought his dismissal in court for years and in the 1960s, began picketing outside the White House, calling for equal rights for gays and lesbians. In 2009, the government issued him a formal apology for his firing.

U.S. Government Opposes Cherokee Nation's Decision

Alex Kellogg — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:17:00 +0000

Every September, the Cherokee Nation celebrates its national holiday, which marks the signing of their first constitution after the Trail of Tears. The main event, a big parade, features traditional Cherokee music, colorful floats and people singing and dancing in traditional garb.

This year, the holiday that draws tens of thousands of people to Tahlequah, Okla. — the heart of the Cherokee Nation — was marked by controversy and protests.

It is a largely forgotten footnote of history that many wealthy Indians in the Deep South owned African slaves.