History Matters

Shout out to the 671. Read about the proposed bill here.

Read about North Carolina HB 1232 here.

This ended up sort of being a roast... sort of. All historical tea, though! Read the excerpt from Notes on the State of Virginia here. Read from the Monticello website history timeline here.

Al Jazeera article linked here.AP News article linked here.

Read about HR 9237 here, via Congress' website.

LA Times article here about reinstating standardized testing at the UC.

So much for "state's rights"... Read the information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) here.

You read that right. Is it weakening us to the economic realities? Let's discuss!

Rest in power to Harold K. Brown, read more about him here.

Connecting 1964 to 2026, and the gutting of the Voting Rights Act of 1964.

Shout out to Ms. Velma Grant!! :D

Discussing why people voted against raising the minimum wage. Read the voting breakdown here at CalMatters.

Have you heard of Lumumba? If not, there is a reason for that. Let's get into it!

Proposed in Ohio State, linked here.

Louisiana State legislation linked here. Remember, other states are doing similar initiatives, including California...

Yes, there are still Black people in Argentina. Afro-Argentinians, if you will.

More Chinese diasporic history!

Addressing the allegations in the room. TW: discussions of allegations of sexual assault.

aka Senate Bill 3283 (read about it here)

Connecting German ladies content from the Nazi reich to today. Check out the archive from Calvin University here.

AFRO-COLOMBIA STAND UPPPPP!!!Read the translated government document here.

Check out The Mississippi Chinese here

Housing-crisis related... we shall see...

It's as bad as it sounds. Read about it at the Texas Attorney's website here.

Irvine has recently approved a development that apparently does not have to adhere to affordable housing guidelines. Read about it from LAist here.

Happy New Year, everyone! Let's get into New Laws for 2026... this the 1st list I mention, here is the 2nd list.

Still on vacation! :D Next Monday is a new episode. Love, Natalye!

Happy Holidays, enjoy this throwback episode!

Read the Code of Federal Regulations definitions here.

Here is a letter archive re: Dr. King. Here is the article from Dia Kayyali

Read the original document here.

History of the destroyed all-Black town of Queen City, established in the 1890s. Read more from the BBC's coverage here.

Starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Let's discuss!!

Read about the ACA & pre-existing conditions here

Read more about SNAP statistics here.

Only trust official government websites for information on what your YES or NO vote means! Here is CA's Secretary of State voter guide linked.

Enjoy this old episode!! Happy Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month.

Nothing to see here, just more of the (new) same...

Read the report here

Literal and metaphorically...

Talk about it among your colleagues, it's not "rude".

Read about Petersham, MA here. Read about the Upstander Project & "Bounty" film here

Life happens in the margins! Let's discuss some Chinese history in Mexico from the 1910s-1960s.

Naturalization Act of 1790 linked here

Throwback this week! :)

Happy August, y'all! :D #LeoSeason

Will be back tomorrow for a regular episode :) but wanted to tie the micro-aggressions I've noticed in the Bravo Housewives Universe + the American Eagle ad + Sourdough Trad Wives into some things, historically and present.

New changes with the Big Bill from July 4th.

Tying recent news to past history...

Stay away from Lake Lanier! - Management