Today in History – Langston Hughes
Poet and writer Langston Hughes, famous for his elucidations of black American life in his poems, stories, autobiographies, and histories, was born in Joplin, Missouri, on February 1, 1901 or 1902.
Langston...
Top Brands of 2023
It’s tough to make it in weed these days, but these brands show us that they can survive and thrive. Here are the cannabis companies that came out on top for...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Dry Farming in Humboldt
A small region along the Eel River in Humboldt County allows cultivators to grow cannabis without ever watering their plants.
Dry farms are rare in California, but the results people like Chrystal...
In a Major Shift, Northwest Tribes — not U.S. Officials — Will Control Salmon...
The Biden administration punted on key demands from Indigenous leaders to tear down hydroelectric dams hindering salmon. But tribes won control over $1 billion for other salmon efforts.
When the Biden administration...
101 years before Rosa Parks, this woman integrated New York City’s public transit
More than a century before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, another Black woman insisted on her right to ride on a New York City...
Youth Detention Center Superintendent Illegally Locks Kids Alone in Cells
The Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center has been punishing kids with seclusion more than any other facility in Tennessee. And as the laws and rules on how to treat kids...