7 Famous People Challenged Racism in Creative Ways
· Editor’s note: This article was first published on Medium in 2021, updated on April 25, 2023, and reposted here with revisions… 2/16/2025 Sam Cooke, CNN article link, and HuffPost link, Sidney Poitier added. 2/6/25, links for Cab Calloway images… 2/12/25…Rissi Palmer’s music and an interview video were added at the end of the sources […]
Editor’s Note: News, Updates, Cool, Funny, and Educational Links
Important note: updates will appear below periodically while I navigate a tech and legal maze. This blog post started in August 2024; the 2022 copyright date shown is an error message. Updated 4/12/2025: Revised post: Updated 4/14 Inspector Squirrel’s Multicultural Medical Notebook (ISMMN) Draft feature update in Updated Posts below corrected…again Word count: 3546 Updated […]
A Simple Tech Issue, and Unplugged
Editor’s note: interesting and educational supplemental read for English Language Arts, Adult Education, and other related topics. Thank you, Roger. Being plugged in or not: Summer Solstice by Roger O. Green is the story, in part, of a pressing need for a laptop charger after the battery wound down, halting work and leisure tasks. […]
7 Hit Music Videos: Humor and Errors in Stereotyping
Editor’s note: This newly revised post appeared in September 2023 on a different platform. The end of the sources list was updated on 11/22/24 to include a revealing Fun Quick Quiz that underscores an important point about books, covers, and judgment—not just about race but about the issue period—inspired by a reaction by Jamel, AKA […]
2 Security Guards Falsely Accuse Child
Fellow students and the community march in protest Editor’s note: This article was previously published on another platform in May 2021. But the topic is not outdated. Important takeaways for 2024 and beyond are included. More details and a news video have been added. Updated with video annotation 2/22/25. When fifth grader, Ja’mari Oliver walked […]
Consumer Warning: The Pink Panther Buys a New Laptop
Last updated 3/17/2025 Important note: This blog was started in 2008…and this post began in May 2024. The copyright date on this post, 2022, is an error message. Editor’s note: Pending update 4/17/2025: “Oh, this just keeps getting better and better.” — Brendan Frasier, The Mummy After questioning more than four librarians, a banker, […]
Lenny Kravitz Jams On Entrepreneurship
Many people familiar with multi-talented rocker Lenny Kravitz believe he is the very definition of rockstar cool… unaware he’s cool for many reasons. While music is his first passion, he pursues other interests and talents equally well. More than 20 years ago, Kravitz Design Inc. opened for business. And the portfolio of work is well, um…cool. […]
Coffee Shop Disaster
Editor’s Note: The Niche Creativity blog and the content below are NOT AI generated. The article below originally appeared on another platform ln 2023. And some of the articles in the source list will be republished on this blog. A $25 million federal lawsuit award and startling examples of restaurant discrimination…1355 Words North or South, patrons […]
Cool Church Choir’s Unexpected Guest
Choir groups do not usually scream like concert fans while singing but such was the case back in the summer of 2010. A Texas based church choir, Voice of Praise, visited New Orleans and presented a secular program to sidewalk spectators. Out of nowhere, it seemed, a Grammy-Award winning multi-genre singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur […]
Popular Toy Invented By 12-Year-Old CEO Started At Age 5
Watch an episode of Shark Tank and see what happens when presenters cannot answer questions about the figures involved in operating their business. During a recent airing of the Tamron Hall show Mia Monzidelis admitted math was not her strong suit. But she must know the key figures involved with her Power Pony invention, such […]