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Sojourner Truth CHRONICLE: c. 1797 – November 26, 1883 Sojourner Truth was an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s rights activist, author and former slave. Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in 1797, a slave who lived a miserable life, serving several masters throughout New York before escaping to freedom in 1826. Sojourner would go on to […]
MORE Act of 2019 Decriminalizing Marijuana On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee passed the MORE Act (Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act), a bill that takes an initial step toward decriminalizing and de-scheduling Marijuana at the federal level. The MORE Act also provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War […]
Vaughn Benjamin ‘Akae Beka’ In Memoriam: August 13, 1969 – November 4, 2019 Photography by: Adrian Bluford; Peter Verwimp On November 4, 2019, the Reggae community was saddened by the death of Vaughn Benjamin … Akae Beka, at the age of 50. The news of his passing shocked and surprised his beloved fans and artists […]
2020 Grammy Awards Nominees Photography by: Grammy Awards
30 Years Later CHRONICLE: October 17, 1989 – 5:04 PM Photography by: J.K. Nakata, United States Geological Survey On October 17, 1989, at 5:04 pm, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake severely shook the San Francisco Bay Area. The Loma Prieta Earthquake was the largest earthquake to hit San Francisco since 1906. The violent force of the […]
