Honoring MLK, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s light was snuffed out by an assassin’s bullet 50 years ago today. Yet, his inspiring words live on. These quotes are anchors of wisdom […]
Author Archives: Anne Caroline Drake
Bravo: Stoneman Douglas Activists!
Watch out, NRA! The Stoneman Douglas #NeverAgain student activists have raised over $4 million in four days. They received gifts of $500K from George and Amal Clooney, Oprah Winfrey, Steven […]
Shooting Rampages: A V-Day Tale of Two Cities
Do you love your guns more than you love your grandkids? Catherine O’Connor, an alert grandmother in Everett, Washington, was concerned about her grandson. He had allegedly held up a […]
Bravo: Eve Ensler and V20!
Twenty years before #MeToo, Eve Ensler broke down the silence on violence against women on V-Day, 1998 with the first production of The Vagina Monologues. It has evolved into a […]
RIP: Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter has been a feminist icon since World War II. Naomi Parker Fraley, the woman credited with being the inspiration for the poster, died in Longview, Washington on […]
Book Review: Unbelievable
Katy Tur was living the lush life in London and working as a foreign correspondent for NBC. She was in love with Benoît, who lived in Paris. They were planning […]
Book Review: Fire and Fury
It’s the civics lesson we all should have gotten in school. Nobody would allow these White House officials with their potty mouths to join their children for dinner. I had […]
Book Review: Promise Me, Dad
The holidays can be brutal for those experiencing a painful loss. Former Vice President Joe Biden has walked in your shoes. He has remarkable empathy, strength, courage, faith, and love […]
Why I think Sen. Al Franken is innocent
When the allegations of sexual assault and harassment against Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) first surfaced, I was outraged and felt betrayed. As the story unfolded, however, I will confess that […]
Book Review: The Prayer Box
The trouble with drowning in the mess of your own life is that you’re not in any shape to save anyone else. You can’t be a lighthouse when you’re underwater […]
