Person Of The Month- Black History

Who: Oprah Winfrey
What: A powerful female role model and philanthropist
Where: born in Kosciusko, Mississippi
When: Born on January 29, 1954
Why: Oprah managed to overcome hardship in her childhood to become on of the most successful and well-known women in America. She uses her wealth to better communities all over the world instead of using it for selfish purposes. She first launched her career as a TV news anchor, but she was seen in the broader national spotlight when she was cast in The Color Purple film. She soon got her own TV show that would become one of the most popular talk shows in America, she now has her own TV channel and has touched many people all across the world.

Current Event- Drug War Cons

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/derek-rosenfeld/prohibition-repeal-drug-war_b_4392354.html
Who: Derek Rosenfeld
What: The drug war is beginning to look like Prohibition of the 20's
Where: U.S.
Why: The extreme regulation of drugs in America seems to be playing out like a second prohibition in America's history. Prohibition of alcohol didn't work because it led to huge increases in organized crime, corruption and violence. The Drug War seems to be paralleling the prohibition of alcohol. Illegal drug cartels are the ones making all the money and the majority of our prisons are people on drug charges, causing our government to lose more money. This cycle is just going to continue if we don't learn from our pasts mistakes and stop with the extreme regulation of drugs in America.