She lived 95 years, as many years as necessary to complete the work she felt called to do. And the FBI maintained a file on her up until the end. Educator. Newspaper publisher. Civil rights activist. Housing and labor rights advocate. Outspoken critic of police violence. Vice presidential candidate. Charlotta …
She stood down the Texas Rangers and spoke out for the rights of her Mexican American community. Education, Jovita Idár believed, was the key to equality.
Nikole Hannah-Jones is an investigative journalist who writes for The New York Times Magazine about racial inequality. She received the Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for commentary for her essay in “The 1619 Project,” a special edition of the magazine that traces the influence of slavery in the United States. “At …
British writer Caitlin Moran has a lot to say, and she isn’t afraid to say it. “Of course, there are lighter, more enjoyable aspects of living in London: Regent’s Park rose garden, tiny dogs, spotting celebrities, getting keys cut in Timposon’s. And the 5:2 [intermittent fasting] diet. For a brief …