Carlene Cross: Fleeing Fundamentalism (Book Review)
Job, education, emancipation. . .my new mantra. I was getting out. – Carlene Cross Carlene Cross wanted to write about the history of fundamentalism, but her publisher thought her book should […]
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Michele Weldon: I Closed My Eyes & Writing to Save Your Life (Book Reviews + More)
I have won because I have won myself back. I claim me. – Michele Weldon Michele Weldon has survived domestic violence and breast cancer. She is passionately vocal about fathers who […]
Robin Givens: Grace Will Lead me Home (Book Review + More)
Use your smile to change the world, don’t let the world change your smile! – Robin Simone Givens “Amazing Grace” is the theme of Robin Given’s compelling memoir, Grace Will […]
RIP, Gordon and Norma Stark Yeager: 72 Years of Devotion and Love
I have to stick around. I can’t go until she does because I have to stay here for her and she would say the same thing. – Gordon Yeager On […]
Answering the RNC’s Call: Go, Joe, Go! Keep Kicking Butt and Taking Names!
Murder will continue to rise. Rape will continue to rise. All crime will continue to rise. – Joe Biden, Vice President The Republican National Committee (RNC) wants me to condemn […]
Bravo: Barbara Thompson Gets Justice for Ronda Reynolds
Barbara Thompson after coroner’s jury verdict I think if you just keep hanging in there and keep working at it, you’ll finally get the end result that is true justice. […]
DC Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier: Determined, Resilient, Integrity, Hard-Working
Being a single mom at age 15 and also a high school dropout, it teaches you things about life that no other experience can. I could have easily gone […]
Erin Gray: “I’m Worth It” and “We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby”
When L’Oreal wanted to tell women “I’m worth it,” they selected Erin Gray to deliver the message. She was also the face of Virginia Slim’s “we’ve come a long way, […]
Katherine Graham: Personal History (Book Review + More)
The late Katharine Meyer Graham was one of the most powerful women in America. She ran the Washington Post media empire. After it exposed Watergate, President Richard Nixon resigned, and […]
Charlotte Fedders: Shattered Dreams (Book Review + More)
John M. Fedders didn’t just shatter his wife’s dreams. He shattered the dreams of the middle class. He made it possible for the 1% on Wall Street to steal the […]
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