Al Capone has gone down in history as the most notorious gangster in America. Amazing considering he only operated his crime syndicate between 1925 to 1931. Capone’s dress and behavior set the stage for how mobsters would always be both perceived and portrayed. He was always dressed in his custom pinstriped suit, fedora hat and…
In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew the American backed dictator of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista and became the Prime Minister of the country. By the following year, he had nationalized all foreign property, without compensation. This included all American owned oil refineries, sugar plantations and banks. At the same time, he entered into trade agreements with the…
Nanny of the Maroons was born in Ghana between 1680-1686, into the Asante ruling class of the Oyoko clan. She was kidnapped on the Gold Coast of Africa and brought by ship in chains to Jamaica. She was enslaved on a sugar plantation. She escaped and went on to command the Jamaican Maroons, a society…
Coming into this world, a child needs a parent’s love and support to grow up with a sense of themselves. Ulrich Schnaft grew up feeling abandoned, inadequate and yearning to belong, to be a part of something bigger than himself. He struggled to find his special place in the world and to prove his self-worth….