The recent biopic Rustin (2023 on Netflix) tells the powerful story of civil rights activist and socialist, Bayard Rustin, who spearheaded the March on Washington in 1963. Rustin is an often overlooked figure in the history of the Civil Rights...
People living in Montana have the right to a “clean and healthful environment” according to Judge Kathy Seeley of the Montana District Court in Helena. This decision came after the judge spent a week listening to experts explain how fossil fuel-related pollution is...
June 19th, known as Juneteenth, is the recognition of the last day of chattel slavery in the U.S. It was first celebrated by formerly enslaved people in Texas the year after Northern troops defeated pro-slavery forces there. This was two months after the end of the...
Bill Russell, considered one of the greatest basketball players ever to live, passed away on July 31st at the age of 88. He is best known for his dominant defending and impact in the basketball world, but is equally admirable for his actions off the court. Russell was...
Last week President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to seventeen people. Much of the time, this award is given to people who have at best made only questionable contributions to our world, and to some who are outright bad. For example, Biden himself...
