The Provincial Freeman, Woman Publisher
In 1853, the first black woman publisher in North America, Mary Ann Shadd Cary published the Anti-slavery newspaper “The Provincial Freeman” in Windsor, Ontario, and […]
Month: March 2021
I Didn’t Want to Write Today
No, seriously. I didn’t want to write today. Already I have gone through three or four possible topics. Yet none of them captured my interest […]
Colorado Mourns the Deaths of Ten People
NPR tells “10 People, Including Police Officer, Killed In Colorado Grocery Store Shooting“. Monday in Boulder, Colorado left the state stunned and citizens reeling from […]
Patrick Henry – The Great Voice of Revolution
In 1775, Patrick Henry gave his famous speech, proclaiming “Give me liberty or give me death” in favor of Virginian troops joining the United States […]
Using Scales For Mental Health
I suffer from depression. My mental health makes it difficult for me to even do the simplest stuff. Some days, I struggle to read. I […]
Trump Plans to Start Media Platform
NBC News reports that “Trump plans social media return with his own platform“. Twitter and other social media platforms banned former President Trump earlier this […]
Anne Hutchinson – The Puritan Feminist
In 1638, Puritan authorities expelled religious dissident Anne Hutchinson from Massachusetts Bay Colony. Born in 1591, Anne Hutchinson grew up in England as the daughter […]
Shhh, Don’t Think, Let the Experts Decide For You
Before I begin my weekly rant, let me start by saying that Georgia suffered an incredible tragedy this week. One man went on a murder […]
Clash of Fauci and Rand Paul – Take 4
MSNBC reports “‘Here we go again’: Rand Paul clashes with Fauci (for the 4th time)“. Yesterday, Dr. Anthony Fauci reported to the Senate in a […]
Alessandro Volta – Invention of the Battery
In 1800, Alessandro Volta reported his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London. Alessandro […]