2014 – Page 3 – The Liberty Champion

Transforming black history month

February 18, 2014 Derrick Battle Leave a comment

African-American History Month should focus primarily on American history and culture, not on race “We should emphasize not Negro history, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate and religious prejudice.” These are words from Carter G. Woodson, one […]

From the Desk

February 18, 2014 Greg Leasure Leave a comment

My social media feeds are now full of updates and pictures from professional baseball teams in Florida and Arizona preparing for the new season, and the Liberty Flames have already begun their season as well. No, the snow has not melted in Virginia, and the temperature still often dips below 32 degrees, but baseball is right around the corner. But […]