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Seven decades ago, Jackie Robinson stepped onto Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field and changed not only the face of professional baseball in America: in ways...
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It’s Grilled Cheese Month. We’re Bookish. So here are books about grilled cheese. You’re welcome.
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Look at that smile filled with charm and smarm. Oh, Ernest. We knew you were trouble when you walked in.
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Frances Benjamin Johnston with group of children looking at her camera between 1890 and 1910.
Today marks the 90th birthday of historian, playwright, and activist Howard Zinn (1922-2010). A former bombardier in WWII, Zinn became active in the civil rights movement while teaching at Spelman. After being fired for supporting student protestors, he became a professor at Boston University, where he taught until his retirement in 1988. He is the author of many books, including his landmark work, A People’s History of the United States, and his memoir, You Can’t be Neutral on a Moving Train. Photo by Rosyln Zinn.
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