Ida B. Wells’s life has intriguing ties to Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, President William McKinley, Booker T. Washington, Duke of Argyll, and Sir John Gorst. She was a journalist who wrote about human rights and had a clear understanding about her rights as a woman. This presentation highlights her fearless … Continue reading Ida B. Wells: The Mother of the American Human Rights Movement
With the US Supreme Court seemingly poised to end federal abortion rights protections, we will talk about what Roe v. Wade made possible for women, and what it’s elimination means for our country.
Who was Mary Magdalene? She has been portrayed as a prostitute, a devoted follower, an important apostle, a mystic, and even possibly Jesus’ wife who bore his children. Often her portrayal was shaped by the religious struggles of their times and says more about the person shaping the narrative than revealing truth. Come and be … Continue reading The Real Mary Magdalene
