Morning Belz, Jan. 27

The indiginites of traveling while Black, not long ago — The Black Detour
Wilkinson: “cancel culture” is a meaningless term — Model Citizen
Private funeral today in Atlanta for Hank Aaron — WSB-TV
Aaron’s 715th home run, called by Vin Scully — YouTube
Medievalist in Zagreb on Enlightenment propaganda — Neomedievalist
Des Moines breaks 126-year-old snow record — Register
Biden halts oil and gas leases on federal land — CNN

Quote
“Will I be remembered? I don’t really care. Let’s be real. What I care about are my children, and your children, and the children of tomorrow. I want them to study the past, and learn about it and carry on. Because America has only gotten worse. It has. At some point it’s gonna fall, because all empires fall. It’s on its way right now. There’s not going to be any America in fifty years. There’s not. And the youth of today has to be ready to pick up the pieces when that happens.” — Sekou Odinga, quoted by Bryan Burroughs, “Days of Rage,” 2015

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