Cookbook Highlights Impact of African American Chefs
African American chefs have had a major impact on American food. Many of today’s popular food preparations, from delicious dinners to tasty treats, were developed by enslaved and free African Americans who lived there. However, most of these great chefs are unknown, and their important contributions have not received due credit. In 2000, though, a […]
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Native American Heritage Month November is Native American Heritage Month: a time to honor and recognize the widespread contributions of Native Americans. This time celebrates their rich and diverse cultures and histories. In addition, President Biden named November 26, 2021, Native American Heritage Day. Many of the country’s major museums have planned events in tribute. […]
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Coral Reefs Show Damage From Climate Change Coral reefs are important for many reasons. They support about one-fourth of all fish species on Earth. They also help protect and shield coastlines from storms. But coral reefs are dying off at an alarming rate. The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network recently published a report analyzing data […]
Battleground States Certify Election Results
This week’s Election Central update lets you know what is happening as states begin certifying final vote totals. Meanwhile, the Trump administration and the Republican National Committee are creating legal challenges to call the certified vote totals into question. A month has now passed since Election Day 2020, and the states are only now completing […]
Michigan Votes
The most recent story on Election Central examines the recent results of the primary contests in the state of Michigan. Yes, primary elections are still going on. Last week, Michigan completed theirs with a record 1.6 million people voting by mail. What was successful in Michigan and what wasn’t? And what does all of this mean for the […]
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Batterygate Were you an iPhone user before 2018? If so, did you find that your phone slowed down dramatically, or turned off unexpectedly? You’re not alone. Turns out, Apple deliberately slowed down the processors of iPhone6s, iPhone7, and the original iPhoneSE without notifying its customers that it was doing so. This slowing down is called […]
Coronavirus Outbreak: How are States Responding?
This week’s story update on Election Central provides a quick summary of how some states are responding to the coronavirus outbreak. We are living in unprecedented times. As the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the United States–with more than 2,000 deaths nationwide so far–governors of each state are being tasked with coming up with a plan […]
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Trump Proposes Middle East Peace Plan Every presidential administration since the post-World War II era has tried to find a way to establish lasting peace between Israel and Palestine. So far, none of them have been successful long-term. But now, Trump thinks that he has a plan that will work. He calls it a win […]
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Solving the Poverty Problem If you had to take a guess, how long would you say it would take to end world poverty? A hundred years? A thousand? Actually, the unofficial global “deadline” to end world poverty has been set at 2030. And it looks like we’re not going to make it. In 2015, a […]
Tlaib Wins Surprise Victory in Primary
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web site recounts a historic achievement for a Muslim-American politician in Michigan. Last week, Election Central brought you the story of the extremely close special election in Ohio’s 12thCongressional District. But Ohio wasn’t the only state with an important election last week. In Michigan’s 13th District, a woman […]