Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Singer-songwriter and civil rights activist Nina Simone who in the 1960s sang songs like To Be Young, Gifted and Black and Mississippi Goddam. Modern artists ranging from Elton John to Kanye West have credited her with influencing their work.
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- MLK Day 2024 January 15, 2024Today, January 15th, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was born. He is remembered as a courageous and loving leader of the civil and human rights movement whose words and wisdom empowered masses globally at a time when polarization, discrimination and oppression due to race, gender, class, and otherwise marginalized identities plagued the nation. 56 years […]
- Ohio Republican Stands Up for Trans Rights December 30, 2023Some news came Friday that gave an unexpected jolt of hope. Much of the year saw an unrelenting legal assault on queer and trans people. Around 20 states have passed laws restricting access to gender-affirming care for trans and nonbinary people, and several have barred transgender and nonbinary people from using bathrooms that align with their […]
- Defending Democracy – MAGA December 20, 2023MAGA was on trial in a courtroom — its methods, its morality and the means it uses to escape the consequences of its dreadful acts. That’s because a “MAGA MAN” Rudy Giuliani was found guilty of terrible lies that election workers committed voter fraud. Giuliani’s lies had profoundly damaged her life. The jury gave its […]