Arts and Culture

November 7, 2008 - This week's historic election of Barack Obama has inspired much discussion and optimism about the future of race relations in the United States. It's also been a time to reflect on the past - how far we've come as a nation.

October 2, 2008 - In Yiddish, a schlep is a hard journey -- and the hard journey organizers of The Great Schlep want young Jews to make is visit their grandparents living in the electoral battl

September 29, 2008 - As today's economic news centers on the fate of Congress' $700 billion Wall Street bailout package (defeated), what's the picture further down the economic ladder?

September 26, 2008 - Facing South's bi-weekly listing features new books about the U.S. South and books written by Southern writers.

September 19, 2008 - Scattered across walls throughout Southwest Central Durham, N

September 5, 2008 - The Louisiana SPCA is warning New Orleans residents that several unauthorized groups have entered the city to remove pets from people's properties, presenting themselves as animal rescuers.

August 11, 2008 - Today, music enthusiasts across the n

July 15, 2008 - Facing South will be heading to Netroots Nation this Thursday, which we are pleased to see is being held here in the South (Austin, Texas).

July 11, 2008 - Facing South's bi-weekly listing features new books about the U.S. South and books written by Southern writers.

July 4, 2008 - It's another hot July 4 down South -- and in what has become something of a Facing South tradition, we again share two of our favorite commentaries on the subjects of patriotism, independence and our nation's ongoing struggle to live up to its ideals: