Horror master Stephen King isn’t shy about discussing his own experience with drug and alcohol addiction. In the 1970s and ’80s, he wrote many books under the influence, though it became so concerning that his friends and family staged an intervention in the late 1980s. This dose of truth and honesty worked, and King has been sober ever since.
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American gun rights activist Wayne LaPierre showered himself with fortune by succeeding in his professional field. And his wife wasn't the one to step back and watch as she took a leap and landed into the arms of her own successful career wealth.
Wayne LaPierre is the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association who is known for supporting longer sentences for gun crimes and the suppressing violent video-games. Read More...
Jessie FausetGetty Images1882-1961Jessie Fauset graduated from Cornell University in 1905 and began working as a teacher. During this time, her essays, poems, and short stories drew the attention of W.E.B. Du Bois, who hired her as the literary editor of the NAACP’s official magazine The Crisis in 1919. In the role, Fauset helped elevate the works of other prominent Harlem writers like Jean Toomer and Claude McKay. Fauset also wrote four novels of her own and served as co-editor for The Brownies’ Book, a publication that taught African American children about their heritage. Read More...