Germaine WLooking through the lens of a Native AmericanI have been taking an online course in Aboriginal and Indigenous studies and one of the assignments was to take the ethnographic lens that…Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023
Germaine WColonial history starts with the Mayflower…or does it?When you take a look at history books in the United States, it all begins with the Mayflower, the first group of English Puritans making…Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023
Germaine WAfrican American Inventions that shaped American IndustrialismThere are countless inventions made by African people and African-Americans, but some of them are patented under white men. Slaves invented…Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
Germaine WPresident’s Day : a look at the historical impacts of the presidencyGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, James Polk, Ulysses Grant, Theodore…Feb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023
Germaine WPath to MLK Jr Day as a National HolidayContrary to beliefs across the United States, the making of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday was not as straightforward as some…Feb 15, 2023Feb 15, 2023
Germaine WMissing & Murdered Indigenous WomenSadly, not enough attention has ever been drawn to missing Indigenous women and the effort to find them. Nor has enough been done to…Feb 9, 2023Feb 9, 2023
Germaine WDivide & ConquerIf you take a look at history and how colonialism worked so well, the tactic colonialists used was divide and conquer. It is still in use…Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023
Germaine WHistory UntoldThe United States, as just one of many countries, has a history. We have the version told in textbooks, in autobiographies, on youtube, on…Jan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023