Stories about History from June, 2014
This Brazilian is Using Twitter to Take on Aggressive and Racist Housemaid Employers
In 111 tweets, A Minha Empregada (My Maid) exposes the social prejudice, racism and lack of empathy existing in Brazilian society, especially when it comes to attitude towards domestic workers.
Remembering Isadora Duncan
Laura Chertkoff remembers [es] dancer a Isadora Duncan on Un blog sobre pasos y saltos [A blog about steps and jumps] on a new birthday and remebers her troubled visit to Buenos Aires. En los 50 años que anduvo pisando el planeta tierra, sus pies la trajeron a Buenos Aires...
San Rafael del Norte and Sandino
Jorge Mejía blogs [es] on Mejíaperalta about how Nicarguan government shows no interest for revolutionary leader Augusto César Sandino's historic assets in the town of San Rafael del Norte: Pero mientras las usurpadores de los bienes históricos de los distintos museos de Sandino y del FSLN en general conmemoraban otro...
Maya Angelou: A Phenomenal Woman with a Caribbean Connection
The passing of Dr. Maya Angelou on May 28 has resonated deeply in the Caribbean region, thanks in part to the author's West Indian ancestry.
Guyana's Walter Rodney Inquiry
David, at Barbados Underground, admits—in the interest of full disclosure—that he represents the Guyana Trades Union Congress in the Commission of Inquiry into Walter Rodney's death, and has some concerns about the matter.
