Happy Labor Day, even with its complicated history. What complicated history you ask? See, during the 1880s, the number of labor protests around the country increased. Workers wanted to work less than 16 hours a day, as reported by PBS. and preferred doing so in places where they wouldn’t lose a limb or an eye.ContinueContinue reading “Happy Labor Day: How One Bomb and One Republican in Chicago Changed Workers’ Rights Forever”
Author Archives: J Reed
Violence: America’s First and Favorite Language
With them, the colonizers brought violence, rape, disease and destruction. They were not geniuses. They were rapists, murderers an…
COVID-19 Likely Originated in a Chinese Lab, Report Says
A committee in 2024 concluded the COVID-19 outbreak started in the Wuhan Institute of Virology lab in China. Here’s what they found.
The Truth Be Bold Newsletter Fall 2025 Edition Debut
SUBSCRIBE to get updates on new articles and books. This article is 100% human-written. And remember, if you see an error, that’s what makes us human. The truth is back and bolder than ever this fall with your Truth Be Bold Newsletter. Packed full of everything from true crime news to riddles and health tips, this newsletter continues toContinueContinue reading “The Truth Be Bold Newsletter Fall 2025 Edition Debut”
A Dress for Elena
by Jermaine Reed, MFA Elena’s eyes are a silent, purplish universe with flecks of gold that shimmer like distant stars. Even in this picture faded with age, her eyes whisper a solemn soliloquy she will never utter. My breath catches as I sift between the photos. Elena’s eyes stretch behind the glare of a handContinueContinue reading “A Dress for Elena”
All Things Beautiful
My father used to complain that I was one of those “damn millennials who doesn’t know his ass from an apple.” He hated the internet, because…
The Marvelous Mark
by Jermaine Reed, MFA The dash of green seems too focused and deliberate, unlike the birthmark on my face. The mark is shaped like a fallen leaf and bleeds down my throat to my collarbone. It is the distraction that disrupts my every first impression. I don’t think about it often, only when I see greenContinueContinue reading “The Marvelous Mark”
Why Quiet Determination Leads to Accomplishing Everything
Quiet determination is not telling someone you’re buying a helicopter, just landing on their front yard after buying it. Here’s how silent determination helps you level up…
“Nobody” is Just a Really Good Movie
After Bob Odenkirk’s (Hutch’s) family is robbed in their home at gunpoint, Hutch goes on a rampage, and what an epic rampage it is. Filled with fistfights…
Karen Harasses Neighbor and Child at Community Lakefront
In case you were wondering, Karens harass everyone now. Evidence of this played out on video in Putnam, IL, when a Karen demanded to see the membership wristband of another woman. A woman had been trying to enjoy a day at the community lakefront with her son, but a Karen demanded to see the woman’sContinueContinue reading “Karen Harasses Neighbor and Child at Community Lakefront”
The Reeders Block 