The fight for a better tomorrow never ends…

John E. Price
2 min readJun 4, 2020

Richmond will be removing its gigantic statue of Robert E. Lee. Why? Because symbols matter. Symbols are expressions of values, of truths and beliefs, of love and fear. Symbols tell stories and stories are what create our communities. As human beings we need communities — and their stories and symbols — to help tell us who we are and where we’re going in this ocean of chaos.

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John E. Price

Academic and Trekkie. I talk about the politics of culture, review nerd stuff, and golf a lot. Co-host: @podmeandering, #TopFive, @folkwise13