James Arthur Baldwin (1924 – 1987) was born in Harlem, New York on August 2, 1924 to Emma Berdis Jones, originally from Deal Island, Maryland. He was reared by his mother and stepfather David Baldwin, a Baptist preacher, originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, whom Baldwin referred to as his father and whom he described as
Today in History: Dr. Strangelove premieres
Stanley Kubrick’s black comic masterpiece, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb opens in theaters to both critical and popular acclaim. The movie’s popularity was evidence of changing attitudes toward atomic weapons and the concept of nuclear deterrence.
Atomic Bomb History
The movie focused on the actions of a … Read the rest
The American Museum of Natural History to Close Exhibits Displaying Native American Belongings
The American Museum of Natural History, one of the country’s largest museums whose prestige was built in part on excavating Native American gravesites, is shuttering some of its longtime exhibits that display cultural materials that could be subject to return to tribal nations.
The move comes as the New York City museum and many others, … Read the rest
New Works to Enter the Public Domain in 2024
Each year on January 1, a collection of copyrighted work loses its protected status and enters the public domain. This is marked with the celebration of Public Domain Day. We celebrated the day last year when works like The Jazz Singer and the first three books in The Hardy Boys landed in the public domain.… Read the rest
A Guide To Your First Marijuana Dab
Like tequila – there are beginners and experience drinkers….each having their own journey. In the cannabis world you have people who microdose gummies and those who want a deeper, stronger experience by dabbing. Dabbing is thought to produce a greater high than smoking marijuana. Compared to other marijuana consumption methods, dabbing delivers one of the … Read the rest
Today in History – Edgar Allan Poe was born
No writer has the ability to evoke a sense of horror and dread more effectively than Edgar Allan Poe, born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. Poe’s parents were actors. Their brilliant and unstable son grew up to be a romantic poet, a master of macabre tales, the originator of the modern detective … Read the rest
Internal prison files suggest Epstein ‘suicide’ coverup
US government documents suggest prison officials colluded to blame the sex predator financier for his own death before an official autopsy had concluded. The revelations have been met with general silence from mainstream media.
Internal US Bureau of Prison (BOP) documents obtained by The Grayzone under Freedom of Information laws raise extremely serious questions about … Read the rest
Israel is recruiting Africans to plug its farm work shortage
Thousands of young Malawians are packing their bags for a chance to make serious money in Israel working on farms and orchards. Some 15,000 Palestinian workers recently lost their jobs when they were barred from entering the occupied West Bank.
“If I’m successful going to Israel, I will gain a lot of experience and possibly … Read the rest
Washington Post erases Israeli minister’s farfetched October 7 rape claim at his request
A note explaining the retraction of the claim that Hamas militants had specific orders as to “which commander should rape which soldiers” indicates the publication censored itself at the behest of the Israeli government.
The Washington Post has quietly removed an outlandish claim by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that Hamas battle plans included specific … Read the rest
How To Microdose Marijuana
There is a school of thought lower doses of THC paired with a full spectrum cannabinoid profile may be a beneficial therapeutic solution
Microdosing is a new trend covered by everyone from The NY Times to Rolling Stone. While more research needs to be done, it seems to beneficial. While psychedelics started the trend, … Read the rest









