Black History Month: The Musical Legacy of Florence Price
In 1933 Florence Price made history. Her symphony was performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. For an African American female composer, this was a first. While Price gained some fame from the accomplishment, her career in music was impacted by racism and sexism. The significant contributions of women and of African Americans in classical music […]
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EU Strikes Deal with Turkey Turkey is one of the countries that border Syria, and is considered the major transit point for those escaping the Syrian War. Those who remain in Turkey (so far, up to 2 million, more than any other country) live in one of 22 government-sponsored camps along the border. Others continue […]
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Texas Abortion Clinic Controversy Some forty years after the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling, legalized abortion continues to be a heated topic, In 2013, Texas’ then-governor (and current Republican presidential candidate, Rick Perry) signed a state law that imposed strict requirements on abortion providers in Texas. Under the law, clinics must meet standards […]
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Aviatrix Extraordinaire July 24 was Amelia Earhart Day, a celebration of a famous female pilot innovator. The small town of Atchison, Kansas (Earhart’s birthplace) celebrates the accomplishments of their favorite daughter by drawing the community into its downtown for a day of food, crafts, carnival games and a concert. The first annual celebration took place in […]
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India’s New Prime Minister In what is being called a “landmark election victory,” Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will become India’s newest prime minister (the highest political office in the country). Modi won 282 seats, ten more than needed to secure a parliamentary majority. He campaigned with promises of reviving the economy […]
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Income Gap Between Americans Grows A group made up of economists from around the world compiled IRS figures from the past 100 years. They concluded that the difference in income between the richest 1% of earners in America and the rest is the widest since the Great Depression. Even though the gap has been growing […]