Want to study abroad? Check out America. March 12, 2019 by Mitch Daniels for The Washington Post Yale University, with the goal of producing graduates who have immersed themselves in the ways and the thinking of an... Read More
10 Must-Read Books for Women’s History Month March 7, 2019 by Amanda Hayes for NBC News If you’re looking for a way to get involved during Women's History Month, one recommendation is to simply read. Read More
‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Is Coming to Netflix March 6, 2019 by Concepción de León, The New York Times Netflix announced on Wednesday that it had acquired the rights to develop Gabriel García Márquez’s seminal novel “One Hundred Years... Read More
JQA World-Premiere Power Play at Arena Stage March 1, 2019 This unique, highly-theatrical play by award-winning playwright Aaron Posner imagines key confrontations between JQA and some of America’s most dynamic... Read More
‘Clara Barton’s Civil War’ and ‘Louisa on the Front Lines Review: Conquering New Territory March 1, 2019 by Melanie Kirkpatrick, The Wall Street Journal Nursing was not an organized profession in America until the Civil War created an urgent need for people to care... Read More
NASA Renames Facility After Katherine Johnson of ‘Hidden Figures’ Fame February 23, 2019 by Elisha Brown, The New York Times NASA officially renamed a facility in West Virginia after Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician and centenarian whose barrier-breaking career was... Read More
Frederick Douglass: A struggle to the end February 20, 2019 by Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post When Frederick Douglass got home on the evening of Feb. 20, 1895, he was energized. A voluble storyteller prone to... Read More
Warren Buffett: The one greatest measure of success in life February 19, 2019 by Marcel Schwantes, Contributor, CNBC "If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your... Read More
Presidents Day 2019 February 17, 2019 Today, the Grateful American Foundation honors--and remembers--two men who intercepted the possibility of permanent fractures in the Union. Happy Presidents... Read More
George Washington House (Barbados) February 15, 2019 In 1751--at the age of 19-- George Washington was traveling with his ailing, half-brother, Lawrence. They stopped--at what is now... Read More
Elijah and George Production Team Featured on The Brigade Blog February 14, 2019 Described by its creators as "Tom Sawyer Meets The Patriot", the film will highlight the often-forgotten lives of the kids... Read More
The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know February 13, 2019 by Thomas L. Friedman, Opinion Columnist, New York Times A few years ago, the leaders of the College Board, the folks who administer the SAT college entrance exam, asked... Read More
