Ellen Halbert’s Survival & Fight for Restorative Justice June 11, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose After surviving an attack in 1986, Ellen Halbert worked with survivors of violent crime and became an advocate for restorative justice In 1986, an 18-year-old man broke...
Prison Gerrymandering Is A Modern 3/5 Compromise June 11, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose Prison gerrymandering uses the disproportionate incarceration of Blacks and Latinos to bolster political power of mostly Republican-controlled districts America has the highest...
When Martha Mitchell Was Right About Watergate May 31, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose Martha “The Mouth” Mitchell Was Always Talking – Until the Nixon Administration Silenced Her Martha Mitchell rapidly became a household name during Richard Nixon’s presidency due...
Esther Jones: Betty Boop’s Original Influence May 24, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose Esther Jones, Original Boop-Oop-A-Doop Scatting Icon from the 1920s “Baby Esther” Jones was an international star from Chicago known for captivating audiences with her signature...
The Anti-Filipino Watsonville Riots of 1930 March 31, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose During the Watsonville Riots of 1930, hundreds of white men attacked Filipino farmworkers in a series of nightly assaults that ended when a young Filipino man was killed. Nativist and...
George Washington’s Fight for Smallpox Inoculation in the Revolutionary War March 29, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose Amid Boston’s 1775 epidemic, Washington advocated for smallpox inoculation during the Revolutionary War During the Revolutionary War in 1775, an...
How Constance Kopp Became First Female Sheriff’s Deputy March 14, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose Henry Kaufman Crashes into Constance Kopp’s Buggy The eldest of three girls, Constance Amelie Kopp, was born in 1877. She and her two other sisters, Norma, and Fleurette,...
How SSI $2,000 Limit Keeps Those with Disabilities in Poverty March 14, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose The $2,000 SSI Resource Limit For Disability Benefits In order to qualify for Supplemental Security Income disability benefits, applicants must meet a variety of...
Marshall Sherman’s Capture of Virginia Battle Flag at Gettysburg March 14, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose At the Battle of Gettysburg, Private Marshall Sherman with the 1st Minnesota Infantry captured a Confederate battle flag. It belonged to the 28th Virginia...
Jennifer Holliday: A Story of Survival in East Texas March 1, 2021 ~ By Shari Rose Eric Parnell Attacks Jennifer Holliday and Ana Franklin Holliday Tries to Convince Parnell That He Saved Her Jennifer Holliday’s 911 Call Holliday Survives Parnell’s...
