Women’s History Month: The American Quarter Program
Have you ever noticed that most of the people who appear on American money are men? The American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program hopes to change that. Beginning this year and running through 2025, the United States Mint will be issuing five quarters per year that feature women on the “tails” side of the coin. The […]
Women’s History Month: Sidney Robertson Cowell
In honor of Women’s History Month, btw is highlighting the achievements and contributions of women who are less often acknowledged. This week btw takes a closer look at Sidney Robertson Cowell, an important ethnographer (someone who studies people and cultures) and folk music collector. She was instrumental in gathering and preserving folk music in California […]
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Ukraine Asks for More Help and Biden Responds As the Russian attack on Ukraine continues for a fourth week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used Zoom on March 16, 2022, to send a message to the United States. He asked for more help from the U.S. government in fighting off the military attacks. In his message, […]
Women’s History Month: A Visit to the National Parks
It’s Women’s History Month, and the National Parks Service is celebrating! Two years ago, the National Park Service (NPS) launched its Women in the Parks fund. This fund is dedicated to sharing stories of women who have blazed trails–literally and figuratively. What better time to explore these parks and programs than Women’s History Month? Here, […]
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Crisis at the Pump Have you noticed the rising price of gasoline? As of the week of March 6th through 12th, 2022, gas prices in the United States hit a record high average of $4.17 a gallon. This was a 55 cent increase in a single week. So why this recent price increase? The answer […]
President Biden’s 2022 State of the Union Address
Every year, the president delivers an annual message to a joint session of Congress called the State of the Union Address. This speech covers issues affecting the country, such as the economy, domestic and international affairs, and an update on the president’s agenda and accomplishments. President Biden delivered this year’s State of the Union Address […]
Women’s History Month: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden announced that he was nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Justice Stephen Breyer, who is retiring. If the nomination is approved by the Senate, Judge Brown Jackson will be the first African American woman to serve on the nation’s highest court. Who […]
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Lakota Petitions Scottish Museum for Return of Artifacts In December1890, a group of U.S. Army soldiers killed hundreds of Native Americans at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. The Lakota were participating in a spiritual ritual called a Ghost Dance. The U.S. soldiers were involved in the U.S. government effort to move Native Americans onto reservation lands […]
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Georgia Proclaims February 23 Ahmaud Arbery Day On February 23, 2020, an African American man named Ahmaud Arbery was jogging in a residential area in Georgia when he was pursued, confronted, and fatally shot by three armed white men: Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan. On February 22, 2022–almost two years exactly from […]
Women’s History Month: Equal Pay for U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team won two consecutive World Cup championships in 2015 and 2019–yet the players were still making thousands of dollars less than the U.S. men’s team. The men’s team didn’t even qualify for the World Cup in 2018. Members of the women’s team filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. […]