As President Obama stated last week, “as far as we’ve come, the fact is that from sports leagues to pop culture to politics, our society still does not sufficiently value women,” he said. “We still don’t condemn sexual assault as loudly as we should. We make excuses. We look the other way. The message that […]
Back in 2004 filmmaker Robert Greenwald released the documentary film Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism. The film provides and outstanding critique of Fox News Channel and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, demonstrating that the channel is “used to promote and advocate right-wing views.” Through interviews with Fox News insiders and a relentless study of the […]
Friday at the White House, President Obama joined Vice President Biden and Americans across the country to launch the “It’s On Us” initiative — an awareness campaign to help put an end to sexual assault on college campuses. It’s On Us asks everyone — men and women across America — to make a personal commitment […]
On July 24, 1963, a young Bill Clinton met President John F. Kennedy while attending Boys Nation. This meeting inspired the future president to pursue a life in public service. As NBC News reports: “on July 24, 1963, Bill Clinton shook hands with President John F. Kennedy in the Rose Garden of the White House. Clinton […]
A North Carolina bartender had an incredible workday after receiving a $1000 tip on a $14.01 bar tab from a customer who walked into the Wake Forest cafe where she works. According to WTVD-TV, Chrisi Kemp, 37, “couldn’t believe the generous tip but says she definitely needed the extra money.” She had been dealing with […]