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POPSMary Seacole: Black British Heroine Mary Jane Grant was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1805. Her father was a Scottish soldier, and her mother a Jamaican. Mary learned her nursing skills from her mother, who kept a boarding house for invalid soldiers. Although technically 'free', being of mixed race, Mary and her family had few civil rights - they could not vote, hold public office or enter the professions. In 1836, Mary married Edwin Seacole but the marriage was short-lived as he died in 1844.
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POPSDo you care? Loss of Civil Liberties since 9/11 From website :: This is the History Commons project for the loss of US civil liberties under the current administration, and before. We are currently focusing on several topics, including the expansion of executive power (the “unitary executive”), the NSA’s domestic surveillance program, the use of “national security letters” to force information … It will take more than 200 years to get them back.
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POPSHate crimes on the increase When the supreme court took it upon themselves to turn back the hands of time, many of us mourned, those of us who understood and appreciated history, struggle... many of us didn't care or understand the significance of that event, saying things like affirmative action was overrated. Well, it didn't take long for the %$!t to hit the fan.
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