Deb Haaland became the first Native American Interior Secretary when the Senate confirmed her in March 2021. According to NPR, the appointment was symbolic and historic because the Interior Department was long used as a “tool of oppression against America’s Indigenous peoples.” For the first time, a Native American would be responsible for relations between the […]
Alexei Navalny and His Heroic Fight to Bring Change To Russia
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, 44, miraculously survived an assassination attempt in August. He was visiting supporters and attempting to document corrupt politicians in Siberia when the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) tried to kill him, reports CNN. After coming out of a coma, he made a defiant return to Russia on January 17, 2021, from a German […]
Neil deGrasse Tyson On How to Revitalize Science for New Generations
Neil deGrasse Tyson, 62, is one of the world’s best-known “popularizers of science,” an Astrophysicist who makes you want to know more. When you listen to Tyson, science becomes entertaining and within anyone’s ability to grasp. When you watch him, you realize how cool science can be. Like fellow popularizer Michio Kaku, Tyson picks up where Carl […]
The Hope, Resilience, and Victory of Tina Turner, Queen of Rock and Roll
Tina Turner is hotter than ever at 81, with a new HBO documentary called “Tina,” a biography of the Queen of Rock and Roll. Recently, she was nominated as a solo artist for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021. Over 50 years, she remained a “symbol of Rock’ n’ Roll stamina,” beginning at 17 years […]
Michio Kaku on Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe Amid a Plague
Theoretical physicist, futurist, and popular science communicator Dr. Michio Kaku makes science fascinating wherever he goes. You may have seen him on The Tonight Show or the daily news, discussing cutting-edge scientific discoveries in terms most people can grasp. Kaku has written many books for the general public about science, making it possible for anyone […]
Gottmik, the Trans Male Drag Queen Taking Over the Mainstream
On Season 13 of RuPaul’s Dragrace, the first trans man to participate, Gottmik, has become a standout star. Gottmik is an LA-based performer who has worked with many celebs and other Drag Race icons. As Gottmik, her sense of fashion and makeup has been consistently amazing, with looks that left fans gagging runway after runway. Along with the looks, […]
The Most-Liked Tweets Posted in 2021 Suggest a Better Year Ahead
This time, we’re exploring the most-liked Tweets posted since New Year, 2021. Social media may have many serious flaws, but it was one place to reach out to others during the past year until now. While everyone was quarantining, Twitter and other platforms offered a glimpse into what big names and others were thinking about. […]
Beverly Cleary Told the Stories Kids Want to Read About
Award-winning children’s book author Beverly Cleary was born Beverly Atlee Bunn on a farm in Yamhill, Oregon. She would become one of the most beloved authors of all time, writing 42 books that, like few others, encouraged young people to read. Worldwide, families purchased over 85 million copies. In Cleary’s books, kids felt seen and […]
Quotes from Three Remarkable Oprah Winfrey Interviews
It was the “what?” heard around the world when Oprah Winfrey sat down recently with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for a tell-all interview. In an age where fewer people are watching live TV, over 17 million people tuned in for the explosive two-hour CBS special. Oprah’s interview was the most-watched show in the UK this year. More eyeballs watched […]
Quotes from Three Favorite 2021 Golden Globe Winners
This year, the Golden Globe awards saw the Hollywood Foreign Press Association award the late Chadwick Boseman, the critically acclaimed Pixar movie “Soul,” and the first Asian woman to win for best director, Chloé Zhao. She directed the drama “Nomadland,” about a woman living as a modern nomad in the American West during the Great Recession. However, split-screen hosts Tina […]
Remembering Life Before Covid at the One Year Anniversary
Remembering life before Covid: We’ve passed the one-year anniversary since the pandemic came and changed our lives forever. It’s a milestone few people could have guessed we’d be marking already. As we reached this moment, we’ve also reached the milestone of half a million Americans lost. The total is more than those lost in the Civil War, both […]
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Her Rise to Lead the World Trade Organization
On February 15, 2021, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 66, was confirmed as the World Trade Organization Director-General. Thus, she became the first woman and first African to lead the WTO, taking effect on March 1. Now, she will remain in the position for a term until August 2025, overseeing the Geneva-based body with 164 member countries. “I feel I […]
