Florida Veterans for Common Sense will honor American Patriot Thomas Paine at our annual Paine birthday celebration dinner and award winner Desmond Meade.
Election History articles on Democracy Chronicles
Here we cover how democracy has progressed through time in our highly suggested global election history coverage. Modern systems of democracy largely arose out of the Europe through the period at the end of the Middle Ages into the Reformation, the Age of Enlightenment, and the American and French Revolutions. However in reality, democratic decision making is an even more ancient invention and in many ways a fixture of nature . Also check out our section on World Democracy.
California’s Thomas Paine Society Preps its 2019 Paine Birthday Party
History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it myself,” then penned the four-volume A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.
Board Game ‘Who’s She?’ Spotlights Famous Women in History
Board game for both boys and girls by Zuzanna Kozerska-Girard, is being sold at a time when achievements of women are increasingly in the spotlight.
Poster Exhibit Illustrates History of Battles for Women’s Rights
Poster exhibit from 20 years collection by Stephen Lewis illustrates history of battles for women’s rights from job discrimination to battle for equality.
Business Group Gives Funds to Reopen Liberty Bell for 3 Days
Tourists in Philadelphia for the holidays will be able to see the Liberty Bell this weekend despite a partial federal government shutdown.
At Senegal Museum of Black Civilizations, a Call to Come Home
The Museum of Black Civilizations in Senegal opened this month amid a global conversation about the ownership and legacy of African art.
Belgium’s Museum of Africa Tries to Exorcise Ghosts of Colonialism
Belgium Museum of Africa has undergone a five-year, $73 million revamp in an effort to show the reality of empire and of the Africa of today.
Remove or Keep a Statue? South Africa Debates Painful Legacy
A hulking statue of a late 19th century white leader, with a cane and top hat, has been a flashpoint for cultural conflict in South Africa for years.
Reform: Turn U.S. Circuit Judges Into Supreme Court Justices
The advantage of having U.S. Supreme Court panels all across the nation is that we would restore access to the highest court instead of having little fiefdom courts that try to avoid imposing Supreme Court precedents.
Why Republican Difficulty With Black Voters Won’t End Soon
George W. Bush was president when I first started covering national politics. He had come into office with barely any support from black voters.