A couple years ago, if you would have mentioned "slavery" to me, I would have been transported back to 5th grade Social Studies class....
Voting has somehow become more complicated than it should be. Research every candidate? Understand every issue? Spend hours beforehand trying to become an informed...
Election season is somewhat like a holiday for me, a long and visceral one, but a holiday nonetheless. I know not everyone feels this...
On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed orders making "Juneteenth" the twelfth federal legal holiday. But what is it? Juneteenth is a date to...
  Everyone is mourning the loss of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna as well as the seven other people that lost their lives last weekend....
Everyone knows that teachers don't get paid enough. Across the country, teachers are working endless hours for less money, being asked to do more...
I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't vote in the last presidential election. I felt paralyzed with indecision, but I'm not missing another opportunity to...
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, I did something that in hindsight seems careless. I sent a fiery email to the...
These past few days, it seems like every time you open up social media or turn on the news, it's flooded with the latest...
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX. Federal law prohibits discrimination based on sex or gender in any educational institution...
Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, I think we can all agree that the cultural climate around politics has become absolutely...
Unpopular fact: Halloween is the most underrated holiday of the year. If you toss aside the candy and costumes, you'll see its origins are...
May 3rd marks the beginning of National Teacher Appreciation Week and, in a year with challenges unlike any other,  it’s the perfect time to...
I'm a liberal, white mama. I believe that Black Lives matter and in community over cops. I support abortion. I am a proud member...

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Your Guide to Indiana Fever Game Day

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It’s a new era of women’s basketball. After intense negotiations, the league and the players agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.  The biggest outcome:...