People are currently reading this guide. The Atlanta Compromise Speech: Booker T. Washington Drops a Mic (Made of Cast Iron) at the Cotton ExpositionHey there, history buffs and folks who just like a good underdog story (with a twist!), buckle up for a ride through American race relations. Today, we're diving into the Atlanta Compromise Speech, a doozy delivered by Booker T. Washington in 1895.
Setting the Scene: The South After the Civil WarImagine this: The Civil War is over, slavery is kaput, but tensions are thicker than molasses on a Georgia summer day. Read More...
After a string of acclaimed performances in Five Feet Apart, Support the Girls and Columbus, Haley Lu Richardson has solidified herself as one of Hollywood’s most talented up-and-coming actors. In her latest movie, Unpregnant, Richardson plays Veronica, a 17-year-old high school student whose world is turned upside down by a positive pregnancy test. Unpregnant was Richardson’s toughest challenge yet since she had to perform sensitive material involving teen pregnancy and reproductive rights within a road trip comedy. Read More...
As if being sanctioned by the United States and European Union wasn't bad enough, Russian energy billionaire Andrey Melnichenko is now facing a lawsuit from prosecutors in Russia, his beleaguered home country. The lawsuit was filed against Melnichenko, his steam coal mining company Suek JSK, and two other companies. The exact terms of the suit are still under wraps, but the suit comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to be applying increased pressure on oligarchs within the country to bring their financial assets back to Russia from overseas in order to aid the widely condemned invasion of Ukraine. Read More...
