Sadly, South African singer and African icon Miriam Makeba passed away today at age 76 after performing in Italy. Next to Nelson Mandela, Makeba was one of the world’s… Read the rest
Lisa Simpson, the cartoon. Yes, I said it. Poking around one of my favorite sites yesterday, I found a montage of just how feminist and pro-woman Lisa was, and… Read the rest
^^^ (l to r) Cheryl Wong & Denise “Neicey” Payne
For many of us 25 and older, Saturday mornings when we were young meant three things: endless bowls of… Read the rest
Exactly 40 years ago today, American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee as he stood on the balcony of a motel. During… Read the rest
