The math ain’t mathing
“Based on your history, I know you will fail me.” Dr. BLR Freedom is not free, and history does not fade. In the coming months, America will celebrate its founding day. Scores of Americans will seize any excuse to make the celebration spectacular and monumental. Feelings are not mutual. I, for one, will not be celebrating it as the 250 th year but rather as the 161 st year of independence, and, more importantly, pseudo-freedom. As I've grown older, my ability to dismiss nonsense from individuals caught up in this country's patriotism has increased, especially among those who refuse to acknowledge its tainted history. Throughout my entire middle school, high school, and university education, I had no clue about the day commemorating the independence of the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, who finally learned they were free. “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United S...