The Real Warriors Behind ‘The Woman King’ A new film stars Viola Davis as the leader of the Agojie, the all-woman army of the African kingdom of Dahomey The Woman King tells the story of the Agojie, an elite, all-woman army in the West African kingdom of Dahomey. Photo by Chris Hellier / Corbis via Getty Read More…
Code With Kids and See What Happens – written with Karly Moura! Just a few weeks ago Adam was talking with some Principals and one commented – “I’m surprised people are still talking about coding. Do you think it’s here to stay? Most of the kids at my school won’t be programmers or work for Read More…
Jeremiah Armstead, a 19-year-old teen from Los Angeles who was homeless while in high school, has been accepted at Fisk University, an HBCU in Nashville, Tennessee, and will play basketball for its team. “Any type of adversity that I went through, for the most part, it motivated me and pushed me,” Armstead said he felt Read More…
Is Prison Life A Concrete Jungle How was it for you after completing your first year of a 3 to 5 prison sentence? Vernie Seidel How was it for you after completing your first year of a 3 to 5 prison sentence? I never did 3–5 years. I did 29 years on a life sentence. Read More…
Life Is This, Outside The Self Lane – That’s Funny Stuff A young couple moved into a new house. The next morning while they were eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbor hanging the washing outside. “That laundry is not very clean; she doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better Read More…
By Beth Schwartzapfel What People Really Make (and Spend) Behind Bars People in prison get “three hots and a cot,” right? So, what do they need money for? A lot, it turns out. Prisons typically provide the bare minimum when it comes to food, clothes, shoes and hygiene supplies. Some states provide items such as Read More…
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