Kim and Reggie Harris are talented singers and storytellers who have performed in schools, churches and community venues for the past 35 years. They met in 1974 and decided to start a guitar club. “We learned how to play guitar and to sing. Music has always been part of our relationship.” Kim says. At that […]
Blair Rush, a 42-year-old single mother from Montgomery County, Maryland joined the occupiers at Freedom Plaza and has been struggling since they were forced off the site. Rush was an assistant teacher at a day care center in Maryland who lived with her mother. After a bad car accident, she lost her job and her […]
The Occupiers represent one of the most significant citizens’ movements since the civil rights movement. Thousands of protesters around the world are actively involved in keeping the momentum going. Initially, professional organizations and trade unions remained uncommitted, as they measured the strength, purpose and seriousness of this new movement. It was not surprising, as the movement established itself over several months, which few […]
There has been a lot of controversy around the Occupy movement and much of the debate has been about what they stand for. For a few months, Occupy groups have been active across the country and many individuals have been arrested. Some Conservatives have decided to take action and protest against Occupy D.C. For months, the […]
Based on the statistics published on the Website of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, I have created a graphic to show the unemployment rate in the State of California from Nov. 2008 to Dec. 2011. I have selected this data because California is one of largest states with the country’s highest unemployment rate, after Nevada. […]