Tag Archives: strong women

Sisters are doing it for themselves

By Mark | October 16, 2019

For the past few days, I’ve wanted to invest some time in writing a comprehensive post about Trump’s former ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, and his former top Russia advisor, Fiona Hill, both of whom defied the administration’s non-cooperation edict, and agreed to tell their stories behind closed doors on Capital Hill, demonstrating the kind […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged awesome women, diplomacy, Don McGahn, Donald Trump, Fiona Hill, impeachment, Kellyanne Conway, Marie Yovanovitch, meltdown, Michael McKinley, Mike Pompeo, Nancy Pelosi, rorschach test, subpoena, Susan Collins, threats to Democracy, Ukraine, unhinged, whistle blower, women, women who kick ass, women's history | 164 Comments

Awesome U-M undergrads launch startup to teach American history through the stories of inspirational women

By Mark | November 3, 2015

The Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation a few days ago awarded a $1,000 grant to Virginia Lozano, an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, who, along with her twin sister Beatriz, created an education technology company called Leesta in order to “inspire 8-11 year olds by teaching American History through the stories of women.” After bestowing […]

Posted in A2Awesome, Awesome Foundation, Education, History | Also tagged A People's History of the United States, advertising, American Studies, animation, art school, autism, awesome women, Beatriz Lozano, Bessie Coleman, BrainPop, Charles H. Wright African American Museum, Coco Chanel, Dolores Huerta, education reform, entrepreneurship, gamification, Grace Lee Boggs, Howard Zinn, hugging machine, Leesta, Mike Huckabee, misunderstanding American history, Paula Friedrich, rewriting history, software, Stamps School of Art and Design, Stephanie O’ Neil, Temple Grandin, University of Michigan, Virginia Lozano, women who kick ass, Zinn Education Project | 6 Comments

Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Charlie Slick

By Mark | March 30, 2013

I don’t know how to break this to you, so I’ll just come right out and say it… It looks as though beloved local pop idol Charlie Slick will soon be joining the ranks of those leaving our community. Following is his official exit interview. MARK: I’m thinking of requiring everyone who wants to leave […]