#MeToo: The One Year Anniversary
One year ago on October 5, the New York Times and the New Yorker published an investigation into movie producer Harvey Weinstein, revealing how he had paid off his sexual harassment accusers for decades. That investigation launched the #MeToo movement, a powerful social media campaign to raise awareness about sexual assault and violence. Since then, […]
Remembering Hurricane Katrina Ten Years Later
You’ve likely heard a number of tenth anniversary stories regarding Katrina, the hurricane that ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005. Here is a story looking back on the storm and the effects it has on the Gulf Coast region and the people that made it through the storm. (And make sure you click on the […]
Justice for All: Celebrating 50 Years of Civil Rights Legislation
Last summer btw reported on the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington where Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired the masses to make the world a better place for all of its citizens. That gathering was considered one of the milestones that took place between 1955 and 1964 that culminated in landmark federal legislation […]
50th Anniversary of a Civil Rights Milestone
The modern civil rights movement in the United States is typically said to have occurred between 1955 and 1968. The start of mass public protests in the South began in December 1955 with the Montgomery bus boycott and culminated with the passage of the federal Civil Rights Act in 1968. During these years, many people […]
Stuff YOU Should Know: March on Washington 50th Anniversary Edition
Commemorating the March People from all over the world will descend upon our nation’s capital between August 21 and August 28 to remember and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1963March on Washington. Participants can follow the original march route to the Lincoln Memorial, attend worship services, festivals, conference sessions, panel discussion, a gospel brunch, […]