How My Mothers Shaped Me
I was adopted by my mother, Mama Lu, on my 31st birthday. It was October 23, 2023, and we were finally being recognized legally as mother and daughter—a recognition Mama…
In Defense of the Devil’s Advocate
My heart was beating out of my chest, and I was breaking into a cold sweat. You’d expect nerves from a Ph.D. student presenting at a conference full of professors,…
Mystery of ‘The Bushman’ who went off-grid with his 3 kids before going on crime spree with gun-wielding bank robberies
MYSTERY surrounds the disappearance of a dad who went off-grid with his three young children before going on a crime spree including bank robberies. Tom Phillips, 37 and his three…
Fears Putin is planning blitz while Ukrainians watch Euros opener TODAY…as frontline bars rev up generators to show game
UKRAINIAN forces will be on high alert today over fears Vladimir Putin’s troops will launch a blitz during the Euros opener. With hundreds of power generators dotted across Odesa and…
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why ‘Black Independence Day’ Falls on June 19th
This June on the 19th, many Americans will gather to celebrate Junteenth, now the newest federal holiday in the United States. Though it’s been celebrated by Black Americans as early…