The free and shared goods economy is creating community resilience and alternatives to trash culture for millions of people. By April M. Short Humans have a serious stuff problem. We keep making and buying new things when most of the time we could find… more »

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is corrupt. In addition to accepting and concealing decades of lavish gifts from billionaire Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow, he has refused to recuse himself from cases with glaring conflicts of interest. He… more »

Medical social worker, educator, sociologist, writer, and women's rights advocate.   By  ANDREW WARD In the late 1920s, Ophelia Settle Egypt conducted some of the first and finest interviews with former slaves, setting the stage for the Works Progress… more »

By Dan Royles      February 27, 2023  This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the Rosewood Massacre, when hundreds of whites descended on the nearly all-Black community of Rosewood, Florida, intent on wiping out any trace of the town and its… more »

By J. Lee Nelson In 2022 midterms, 72 percent of women ages 18-29 voted for Democrats in House races nationwide. The entirety of disregarded and underestimated women are a sleeping giant. Females influence more than 80 percent of all consumer purchases.… more »

A few days ago we featured a post on Trump being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.  A number of you questioned whether or not it was made up or perhaps a joke.  No, it is neither.  Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) did nominate him for the award.& hellip; more »

Often called the “Angel of the Rockies,” Clara Brown reflects the richness of the African-American experience. She faced enormous challenges and reached wonderful heights in her nearly eighty-five years. Turning her back on her life in slavery, she… more »

No better representation than this.  Too bad for him it is only a fantasy. more »

It’s time to turn the tables on our food system by centering justice over profits. By Sonali Kolhatkar Americans have had to weather much in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, including price inflation of basic necessities. Grocery… more »

Sondra Akins (1944- ) Today we are celebrating the lifelong achievements of science educator Sondra Akins! Akins was born on March 16, 1944 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At a time when few women of color were pursuing a career in science Akins was… more »

A mother and daughter in and out of homelessness founded a grassroots magazine in 1996, by and for people experiencing poverty. It grew into a media, education, and art advocacy project for people in poverty around the world. By April M. Short “I’m a… more »

An excerpt from an essay by Daryl Michael Scott, Howard University, for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.   https://www.blackhistorymonth.gov/About.html   The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records… more »

A bit of wit and wisdom from Ann Richards.  It is a statement that should make you understand how important it is to vote. Boy! Wish we had someone like her in power in Texas right now. She would be kicking ass and taking names later. more »