The Dewy Decimal System organizes library material in a structure hierarchically by disciplines, such as philosophy, social sciences, science, technology, and history.It lists the categories, classes, and tables. It can be searched using a Relativ Index (their spelling).There is a Wikipedia entry about the system. It is helpful for the history of the index, and [...]
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The Black Cabinet
The Black Cabinet was a group of appointed Black government workers with firsthand experience of the plight of the Black community during the Great Depression. Their primary organizer was Mary McLeod Bethune. Mary McLeod Bethune Was born in 1874; her parents and eight siblings were born enslaved, and Mary worked in the fields as a [...]
Was there ever a worse year than 2020?
I have read so many posts about how bad 2020 is. It’s a bad year for America, Americans, and the world. But let’s not forget there have been promising developments, too. Case in point, a working vaccine we are all hoping to get soon. Well, 2021 has potential, at least! But let’s step back in [...]