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Have you heard this name before?  Odds are, if you haven't, you will in the not too distant furure. Perez Sanchez is a 12-year-old Mexican child prodigy with an IQ of 162 - higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.  Her mother says she started to… more »

Trump’s optics of power and the politics of vision   James B. Greenberg Aug 22, 2025 Authoritarianism often begins with a lie: that a complex society can be reduced to something simple, manageable, and tidy. It’s a way of seeing that values order over… more »

Introduction In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was signed, marking a milestone in human rights history. It established the fundamental rights to be universally protected, with Article 1 proclaiming: “All human beings are born… more »

This month the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs celebrates it's one hundred and twenty-ninth anniversary.  Founders of the NACWC included an illustrious group of nineteenth century Black women:  Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin,  Harriet… more »

Up to 1 in 24 (27%) Adults in U.S. Have Some Type of Disability. Percentage of adults with functional disability types: 12.1 percent of U.S. adults have a mobility disability with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs. 12.8 percent of U.S.… more »