Content by author: Mickey Z.

I wrote this article of my own free will. Or did I? | Mickey Z.

PHOTO: CC0 Public Domain Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Nov. 2, 2018 Why am I writing this article? Because I feel like it… right? Well, there’s that — but there’s also the fact that my mother survived a serious accident at age 12. When trying to cross a multi-lane street, her friends urged her to run despite the light changing. Peer pressure being what it is, she took off… and was struck by one o ...

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When white tourists visit Harlem’s black churches | Mickey Z.

Screenshot from www.tripsavvy.com Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Oct. 3, 2018 Each Sunday morning, I ride the subway to Harlem to train a couple of clients. On that commute, I encounter hordes of tour ...

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What happened to Connie Converse and Barbara Newhall Follett? | Mickey Z.

Photos: Courtesy of connieconverse.bandcamp.com and Stefan Cooke/Farksolia Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 26, 2018 When a talented man disappears, it’s the stuff of legends. For example, writer ...

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The first rule of Fight Club is to not join Fight Club | Mickey Z.

Photo: Jessica Pereira / FLICKR Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 18, 2018 I saw Fight Club in the theater when it came out in 1999. It was love at first sight. Like the well-programmed white male ...

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The ghosts of high school lessons past | Mickey Z.

Photo: Ghosts Of Rivera High School Brownsville, Texas Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 6, 2018 My family moved to a slightly “better” area of our neighborhood shortly before I turned 15. There we ...

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What’s the life of a single raccoon worth? | Mickey Z.

Photo: Paxson Woelber (CC BY-SA 3.0) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 29, 2018 I notice things. If I casually glance out my bedroom window -- in my apartment of more than a dozen years -- I will no ...

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A glimpse back at life before the big surrender… | Mickey Z.

By Japanexperterna.se from Japan (Person looking at smartphone in the dark) CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 2, 2018 Not so long ago… check that: It doesn’t feel ...

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5 Ways Facebook Has Improved My Life | Mickey Z.

Photo: Facebook screenshot Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 24, 2018 I’ve never felt happier, more important, or more fulfilled. Thank you, Facebook. 1. I’m in the know Sure, it took some careful t ...

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Ditch “activism” and social media. Choose triage | Mickey Z.

Image: Business Insider/YouTube Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 18, 201 In medical usage, “triage” involves the “process of determining the most important people or things from amongst a large num ...

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What if I told you Rosa Parks wasn’t the first woman to not give up her seat | Mickey Z.

Photo Collage: Public Domain Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 10, 2018 Most Americans know well who the male civil rights figures are and have been. From MLK to Jesse and Malcolm to Sharpton, they ...

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