Links Worth Reading
Michelle Penczak: Military Wife Finds A Solution For Lack of Employment
When Michelle Penczak could not find work a few years ago despite her education and experience, the military spouse and expectant mom felt disheartened. The wife of a deployed pilot, she was never able to stay in one place permanently. As is the case with military families, moving from place to place is the norm. […]
How Women Were Driven From A Centuries-Old Industry
In ancient times, brewing ale was a respectable occupation, and women made up many of the brewers in many parts of the world, which later included colonial America. So, why did women lose domination in the beer industry from the 16th century to the present day? Some historians believe male competitors leveled charges of witchcraft […]
Maya Penn: How A Second Grader Started A Successful Brand
As a second-grader, Maya Penn’s interest in art, saving the environment, and creating healthy clothing led her to start sewing clothing. Now 21, Maya Penn is the CEO of her own company. Maya not only specializes in sustainable, eco-friendly, vintage, and organic collections of vintage accessories, clothing, jewelry, and other items, but she is an […]
Kits Cubed: Fun, Affordable STEM Lessons:
Originally published in 2021, and now updated with a September 2024 ABC TV news report in the sources list. The teen nonprofit founder is now a college student… In Oakland, California, teenager Ahmed Muhammad has been featured in many news stories, saluted as a CNN Hero, and profiled recently on GMA3. He was chosen not […]
Copyright Dispute With A Vampire Beauty Doctor
Kim Kardashian filed a federal lawsuit against an entrepreneurial Alabama doctor for using her image without permission on his website to promote his Vampire Facials practice. For entrepreneurs who are concerned about violating copyright or trademark rights, the costly horror story could have been avoided. Ask for permission, and do not use an image if […]
The Crown Act: The Cost of Ethnic Hair
Updated 5/7/ 2025, originally published March 2021 Edited note: In 2023 and 2024, Aaron and Fortson left their positions to return to their respective home states. Unsure if they ever knew how eye-opening their news report on their experience was for some. Unfortunately, the law is open to interpretation, as one Texas student has learned from […]
A Civil Action: Not A Typical Hollywood Film
A Civil Action is based on a true story and bestselling book. John Travolta stars in the 1998 film playing attorney Jan Schlichtman. Although the film is about the environmental poisoning of a small town’s water supply, the film is considered by many in the legal profession to be a realistic look at the economics […]
Lois Beardslee: Why a Children’s Game Led a Veteran Teacher to Leave the Profession
H_NGM_N: What one says, or doesn’t say, to white educators is an informative and unforgettable essay by award-winning, author, illustrator, and veteran teacher Lois Beardslee. Beardslee describes her experience as a Native American teacher while navigating a profession that discriminated against her, sometimes with violence. And she provides insights into the pitfalls of teaching as […]
Q & A: Smith College and Race Issue
Q. If there was no evidence of bias in the Smith case concerning the student profiled while eating lunch, why won’t the incident fade away? A. The news story exposes major race and class issues at the elite institution and the simmering resentments between professors, workers, staff, wealthy students, and students thought to be “out […]
Suzie Brown: How A Heart Transplant Doctor Uses Music For Work Life Balance
Not since a contestant on Wheel of Fortune introduced himself as an RN and a pig farmer, have I heard of a more memorable way to combine innate abilities than that of the Tennessee cardiologist, Dr. Suzie Brown. Check out the 3-minute video on “CBS News This Morning” A More Perfect Union series. “There are […]