Earlier this year, as she and her spouse piled into their Hyundai Tucson and prepared to travel the American South seeking answers about the ancestors she knew had been enslaved, Michelle Johnson found other questions suddenly on her mind. Am I deluding myself, she wondered? Will I actually find anyone? Is this really that important? … Read more
Omar Watson made a promise to his mother before he left New York City for Colombia in late February. Moments before he climbed into a rideshare to the airport, they hugged in the kitchen of their Brooklyn home. She reminded him of her only request whenever he travels. “I told him, ‘Omar, if nothing else, … Read more
Recently, Reddit user No_Camera29 asked, “What’s a creepy fact you wish you never learned?” and people had a ton to say about world history that was wildly disturbing. Here are 23 facts you probably did not learn about in school. NOTE: This post contains graphic descriptions of violence and death. 1.The Fascista atrocities during WWII … Read more