June is Pride Month and a time to celebrate diversity, recognize and memorialize the lives and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community, and demonstrate for equal rights. A year after the Stonewall riots began on June 28, 1969, the nation’s inaugural Gay Pride marches were held on that day in New York City, 1970. Brenda Howard, the […]
Nicole Byer on Thriving Despite Being Surrounded by Failure
Nicole Byer, 34, earned an Emmy nomination as host of the baking competition show, “Nailed It!.” However, many fans know her for her adult humor comedy shows and four podcasts where she’s anything but G-rated. Even so, Byer said you only get a glimpse of the real person. “The real Nicole is at her house, and you’ll […]
Eddie Jaku – Quotes from the Happiest Man on Earth
Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku lived through hell on Earth at Auschwitz, but today he considers himself the happiest man on Earth at age 101. Born in Germany as Abraham Salomon Jakubowic, he was proud to live in what he believed to be “the most civilized, most cultured and certainly the most educated country.” Sadly, even […]
Deb Haaland on Ushering in a New Era and Sustainable Future
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 […]