How to Level Up Your Super Awesomeness™
Today, I read an article on The Creative Independent titled “How to Think Differently About Doing Good as a Creative Person” by artist and technologist… Read More »How to Level Up Your Super Awesomeness™
June 2020
A Rainbow Connection
In early May I took a long walk in my neighborhood for the first time since the pandemic came to Brooklyn, and I saw my… Read More »A Rainbow Connection
TBT: Mary Jackson, NASA’s First Black Female Engineer
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. Like many people around the world, I first learned about the brilliant NASA engineer Mary Jackson in 2017 when… Read More »TBT: Mary Jackson, NASA’s First Black Female Engineer
Organ Donor Family Saves Man—Twice
If you are an organ donor or if you have donated the organs of a loved one lost too soon, you are an awesome person.… Read More »Organ Donor Family Saves Man—Twice
Bringing Books to Kids in Need This Summer
When summertime rolls around, many teachers and parents worry about the summer slide—a loss of academic proficiency when students in America lose, on average, 20%… Read More »Bringing Books to Kids in Need This Summer
Simone Biles: Still Incredible
On March 24, 2020, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was officially postponed due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19. The Games, originally scheduled for July… Read More »Simone Biles: Still Incredible
TBT: The History of Juneteenth
As a white woman raised in the south, I was never taught about the history of Juneteenth, the “oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending… Read More »TBT: The History of Juneteenth
Even More Super Awesome Kids™
Older generations love to complain about “kids these days”—they always have, and they probably always will. But even amid the hardships of a pandemic, academic… Read More »Even More Super Awesome Kids™
“Exactly Right” for What the World Needs Now
On January 23rd, 2017, the Cracked Podcast released episode #162: 9 Creepy Real Murders with special guests Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. After their Cracked… Read More »“Exactly Right” for What the World Needs Now
Italian Street Artist Transforms Hate into Food Murals
Italian street artist CIBO (Italian for “food”) is doing more than making the streets of Italy a little more colorful—and mouth-watering. Since 2008, CIBO (aka:… Read More »Italian Street Artist Transforms Hate into Food Murals
TBT: From 140 Miles Above Earth to 7 Miles Under the Ocean
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. Dr. Kathy Sullivan first made history in 1984, and on June 7, 2020, she did it again. Kathryn D.… Read More »TBT: From 140 Miles Above Earth to 7 Miles Under the Ocean
How To Help Protestors Fight for Justice
Not everyone who supports the Black Lives Matter movement is able to join the protesters in the streets—and that’s okay. We all have different abilities… Read More »How To Help Protestors Fight for Justice
Reconnecting the Old-Fashioned Way
The United States is opening back up, but it will be a long time before things are “normal” again. Over the past several months, the… Read More »Reconnecting the Old-Fashioned Way
Inspired by Captain Tom Moore
Remember Captain Tom Moore? Or should I say, Capt. SIR Tom Moore? Or should I say, Colonel Sir Tom Moore? He’s the delightful then-99-year-old veteran… Read More »Inspired by Captain Tom Moore
TBT: A People’s History of the United States
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. When it comes to American History, the United States has routinely failed to teach its citizens the unvarnished truth.… Read More »TBT: A People’s History of the United States
How To Support Black-Owned Businesses in the United States
The pandemic has been especially brutal for people of color who are getting sick and dying at disproportionate rates while also suffering more of the… Read More »How To Support Black-Owned Businesses in the United States