Here’s Why We Need To Get Rid of ShotSpotter
On a cold March night in 2021, the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system picked up the sounds of gunshots in a Chicago neighborhood, dispatching police to a dimly lit alleyway. What followed was a chase that quickly turned deadly. On that night, Adam Toledo was shot dead by those responding police. The incident, captured on video, rocked a nation already shaken by grotesque displays of police … Continue reading Here’s Why We Need To Get Rid of ShotSpotter
Remembering the Atlanta Spa Shootings
Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33, Daoyou Feng, 44, Xiaojie Tan, 49, Hyun Jung Grant, 51, Paul Andre Michels, 54, Yong Ae Yue, 63, Suncha Kim, 69, and Soon Chung Park, 74 all lost their lives from the Atlanta Spa shootings. This article will commemorate the lives that were tragically taken last year and reach talks of gun restriction amidst the trend of mass shootings in the… Continue reading Remembering the Atlanta Spa Shootings
Remembering the Atlanta Spa Shootings
Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33, Daoyou Feng, 44, Xiaojie Tan, 49, Hyun Jung Grant, 51, Paul Andre Michels, 54, Yong Ae Yue, 63, Suncha Kim, 69, and Soon Chung Park, 74 all lost their lives from the Atlanta Spa shootings. This article will commemorate the lives that were tragically taken last year and reach talks of gun restriction amidst the trend of mass shootings in the … Continue reading Remembering the Atlanta Spa Shootings
The Western Branch Library: a Beacon of Hope for Louisville’s Black Community
“The library does more than furnish facts and circulate books…the people feel that the library belongs to them, and that it may be used for anything that makes for their welfare.” -Rev. Thomas Fountain Blue, the Western Branch’s first librarian For centuries, libraries have served as a space for self-enlightenment, a place where people can cultivate thought and ideas and share this in community with … Continue reading The Western Branch Library: a Beacon of Hope for Louisville’s Black Community
A Louisville Story: A Short Essay on Shelby Lanier
While many of us may not typically consider a police officer to be a presence in a community beyond our day-to-day jobs, there are some that stick out. It’s partially a result of a police force that has become more focused on drug busts and bringing down crime statistics than on building relationships with communities. It doesn’t help that many police officers don’t live in … Continue reading A Louisville Story: A Short Essay on Shelby Lanier
The Everlasting Impact of Muhammad Ali
For Black History Month, the Louisville Political Review celebrates black stories and heroes. Today, we celebrate Louisville’s hero, the Great Muhammad Ali. The Red Bike That Changed History Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky as Cassius Clay (former name until 1964) on January 17th of 1942 in a legally segregated country, in which black people could not use the same public accommodations as their white … Continue reading The Everlasting Impact of Muhammad Ali
Voting Rights Are a Major Issue in Kentucky
The right to vote is currently under attack from all angles. The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, state legislatures across the country are passing laws that will remove voting rights from many Black Americans, and trust in election processes and democracy are historically low. There is a strong national effort to strip Black people of their citizenship rights, primarily voting, using a variety … Continue reading Voting Rights Are a Major Issue in Kentucky
From Cotton to Congress: The Remarkable Rise and Careers of the First Black Congressmen
As a congressional intern with a passion for U.S. history and virtually unrestricted access to the entirety of the U.S. Capitol Building, I took every chance I could get to leave my office and explore. Unfortunate circumstances, both COVID-19 and the January 6th riot, left the great halls of Congress closed off to the public and largely empty. Whereas just a few years ago I … Continue reading From Cotton to Congress: The Remarkable Rise and Careers of the First Black Congressmen
Segregation and Racism in Jefferson County Public Schools
Prior to 1975, public schools in Louisville, Kentucky were separated into two districts: the Louisville school system and the Jefferson County school system. After the Supreme Court decision in Milliken v. Bradley in 1974, the Kentucky Board of Education merged the two districts into one, naming it the Jefferson County Public Schools System. The Jefferson County Public Schools System, also known as JCPS, is the … Continue reading Segregation and Racism in Jefferson County Public Schools
Red Cross Hospital: Perseverance in the Bleak Face of Segregation
Few things mar the history of American cities as severely as the Jim Crow era of racial segregation and discrimination–and Louisville is no exception. Among many other injustices, Black people living in Jim Crow Louisville were overtly discriminated against even in health care. In 1899, only two hospitals in Louisville would treat Black patients: Louisville General Hospital and Waverly Sanatorium, but Waverly Sanatorium only treated … Continue reading Red Cross Hospital: Perseverance in the Bleak Face of Segregation
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