From the Collection: The African American Experience On September 27, 1919, a mob of at least 10,000 white people stormed the courthouse in Omaha, Nebraska, demanding the sheriff turn over Will Brown, a 40-year-old Black man. They raided the building, scaled walls and smashed windows. When the mob’s initial demands were refused, they set fire to the courthouse, turning it into a seething furnace. Omaha Mayor Ed Smith tried to intervene, but the mob tried to lynch him. Read More...
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Studies that support the use of psychedelics to treat mental health problems are popping up like mushrooms.
Yesterday, the Journal of the American Medical Association published an investigation into the use of psilocybin mushrooms to treat major depressive disorder.
MDD, or clinical depression, is a long-lasting emotional state that involves a persistently low or sad mood and a loss of interest in activities, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Read More...
It’s really cold across the U.S. this week. Temperatures have been running up to 40 degrees below average in the central U.S., and that cold air is now seeping east. Another Arctic invasion, which is expected to be even chillier than this week’s for the eastern states, is expected early next week.
But that’s only half the story.
If you’re looking for where all the warm air went, take a look in the Arctic, where surface temperatures are running up to 40 degrees above average. Read More...
