An extra-marital affair, a backstabbing friend, a relentless prosecutor and the impeachment of a once beloved president. In november of 1995 so began one of the biggest sex scandal of all time. 

In today's episode of The Z Files I cover the Notorious oval office affair that lead to the impeachment of Bill Clinton. 

Sources-

President Clinton impeached- ://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-clinton-impeached 

Why was Bill Clinton impeached?- ://www.cnn.com/2019/12/17/politics/bill-clinton-impeachment-explained/index.html

What happened when US presidents Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton faced impeachment, and how it compares to Trump- https://www.businessinsider.com/nixon-clinton-johnson-impeachment-timelines-history-2019-9#from-early-1994-president-bill-clinton-was-dealing-with-scandals-and-politically-motivated-investigations-beginning-with-a-financial-investigation-known-as-whitewater-11  

Monica Lewinsky Scandal- https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/monica-lewinsky

Bill Clinton- https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/bill-clinton

Clinton Impeached: House Approves Articles Alleging Perjury, Obstruction- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-impeachment/clinton-impeached-house-approves-articles-alleging-perjury-obstruction/

white water timeline- https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/whitewater/timeline.htm

Clinton impeachment timeline- https://www.theguardian.com/world/1998/nov/18/clinton.usa

In a presidency scarred with controversy and incompetence, it's no shock that donald trump became the first ever president to be impeached twice. But there is no better example of his carless governance than the phone call he had with the president of Ukraine on the 25th of july.

In today's episode of The Z Files I cover the abusive phone call that lead to the first impeachment of donald trump.

Sources: 

The phone call that could get Trump impeached - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyWNFvt9Fck

Impeachment is broken. Impeach Trump, anyway. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drCGm4wW7ok 

Trump impeachment: The short, medium and long story - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49800181

Trump impeachment inquiry: Dissecting the phone call behind it - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49831516

How Robert Mueller's Russia Investigation Unfolded | WSJ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D2ZNJfmkqc

What Mueller has already revealed about Trump and Russia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCp0oJlrzyE

The Mueller Report: How Did We Get Here? | NYT News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTALcsBBqLQ

Mueller Report: No Collusion With Russia, No Conclusion On Obstruction | NBC Nightly News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwQQpKQTldM

Robert Mueller press conference on Russia investigation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS6oC-NU-Ws

Trump impeachment: Who's who in the Ukraine story? - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49838433

Trump impeachment: How Ukraine story unfolded - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50323605

On january 1st, 1847 a newspaper titled “the liberator” published a letter written by reverend Benjamin Chase describing his visit to Ona Judge. An elderly black woman, who shared with him the story of her escape from enslavement at the washington estate, 50 years prior.

in todays episode of The Z Files I cover Ona Judges incredible escape from slavery. 

Sources:

Ona Judge - https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/ona-judge 

George Washington's Escaped Slave: Ona Judge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9qf6WWc6QU&feature=youtu.be

In Search of the Slave Who Defied George Washington - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/06/arts/george-washington-mount-vernon-slavery.html

Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge - https://ericaarmstrongdunbar.com/nevercaught-ericaarmstrongdunbar

From fighting racist policies in federal court, to risking her life investigating lynching in the south, to raising her 5 siblings on her own when she was only 16, there's really nothing Ida B. Wells couldn't do.

In todays episode of The Z Files I cover the long list of accomplishments held by Ida B. Wells. 

sources- 

How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fygjGXnaV9w 

Ida B. Wells | Activist for African-American Justice | Biography - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f7TUBvbgrI

Ida B. Wells Biography - https://www.biography.com/activist/ida-b-wells

Ida B. Wells-Barnett - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ida-B-Wells-Barnett

Ida B Wells: the unsung heroine of the civil rights movement - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/27/ida-b-wells-civil-rights-movement-reporter

From the late 15th century, to mid 19th century, an estimated 10-12 million africans were forcibly shipped to the americas to be bought and sold as slaves, the impact of which we still feel, almost 500 years later.

In today episode of "The z Files" I cover the beginning of the atlantic slave trade as well as what it looked liked around the world. I will be finishing this two part series next week. 

sources: 

The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you - Anthony Hazard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NXC4Q_4JVg

The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnV_MTFEGIY

Details of Brutal First Slave Voyages Discovered - https://www.history.com/news/transatlantic-slave-first-ships-details

Congress abolishes the African slave trade - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-abolishes-the-african-slave-trade

The Atlantic Slave Trade Continued Illegally in America Until the Civil War - https://www.history.com/news/us-illegal-slave-trade-civil-war 

Transatlantic Slave Trade Causes and Effects - https://www.britannica.com/summary/Transatlantic-Slave-Trade-Causes-and-Effects

It took many years for the atlantic slave trade to truly cease to exist but across the world that process began in in the early 1800, however it takes time, and we don't see the last slave ships reach american soils until the 1860s. But the end of the slave trade most certainly did not mean the end of racism.

In today episode of The Z Files I cover the end of the atlantic slave trade as its lasting effect on our social political world order.

sources:

The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you - Anthony Hazard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NXC4Q_4JVg

The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnV_MTFEGIY

Details of Brutal First Slave Voyages Discovered - https://www.history.com/news/transatlantic-slave-first-ships-details

Congress abolishes the African slave trade - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-abolishes-the-african-slave-trade

The Atlantic Slave Trade Continued Illegally in America Until the Civil War - https://www.history.com/news/us-illegal-slave-trade-civil-war

Transatlantic Slave Trade Causes and Effects - https://www.britannica.com/summary/Transatlantic-Slave-Trade-Causes-and-Effects

CHRONOLOGY-Who banned slavery when? - https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-slavery/chronology-who-banned-slavery-when-idUSL1561464920070322

How Britain is facing up to its hidden slavery history - https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200205-how-britain-is-facing-up-to-its-secret-slavery-history#:~:text=If%20we%20hear%20at%20all,more%20of%20an%20open%20wound

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder we know this, and yet we ignore it. To us beauty has become a set of exclusive traits and features, growing farther and farther out of reach. But as times change so do our standards, and you'll find they've come to represent much more than what we deem “beautiful”.

in todays episode of the z files i dive into the complex world of western feminine beauty standards.

Sources:  

These Were The Ideal Beauty Standards For Men And Women Throughout The 20th Century - https://www.ranker.com/list/us-beauty-trends-in-the-twentieth-century/nicky-benson

How Women's 'Perfect' Body Types Changed Throughout History - https://www.thelist.com/44261/womens-perfect-body-types-changed-throughout-history/

Women’s Ideal Body Types in the Last 100 Years - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY9BxTuYtcY

Women's Ideal Body Types Throughout History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrp0zJZu0a4 

How White Supremacy and Capitalism Influence Beauty Standards - https://www.teenvogue.com/story/standard-issues-white-supremacy-capitalism-influence-beauty

Is Beauty In The Eyes Of The Colonizer? - https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/06/685506578/is-beauty-in-the-eyes-of-the-colonizer

Sylvia plath often gets dismissed because of the large portion of her fan-base comprised of teen-age girls, however today I would like to challenge the “brooding radical feminist” narrative, and hopefully, leave you eager to read the bell jar.

Today on the z Files I cover the tortured life of an iconic american poet, Sylvia Plath.

CRISIS RESOURCES: https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/crisis-resources 

Sources: 

The Poetry of Sylvia Plath: Crash Course Literature 216 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJn0ZPd6mYo 

Sylvia Plath - https://poets.org/poet/sylvia-plath 

Sylvia Plath - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sylvia-Plath

Why should you read Sylvia Plath? - Iseult Gillespie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCWl8ZIgCHk

Sylvia Plath - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sylvia-plath 

Shifting the Focus From Sylvia Plath’s Tragic Death to Her Brilliant Life - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/books/review/red-comet-heather-clark-sylvia-plath.html

Why Did Sylvia Plath Die? - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2015/02/why-did-sylvia-plath-die-

With the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, Rome fell into a bitter civil war, but when they came out they would no longer be the republic everyone knew them to be, and history would see the formation of the one day great roman empire.

today on the z files i cover the the build up to the culmination of years of conlift set in motion after the assassination of julius caesar. 

sources: 

Battle of Actium - https://www.ancient.eu/Battle_of_Actium/ 

The Battle of Actium - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-actium 

Battle of Actium - https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Actium-ancient-Roman-history

In last week's episode I covered the build up to the battle of actium, the culmination of years of roman conflict following the death of julius caesar. In today's episode i will expand on what i started last week providing you with the story of the battle itself and the fallout.

in todays episode of the z files I cover the second half of the battle of actium (continuation of last week's episode) today I go over the battle itself and the fallout. 

source- 

Battle of Actium - https://www.ancient.eu/Battle_of_Actium/ 

The Battle of Actium - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-actium

Battle of Actium - https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Actium-ancient-Roman-history

Ancient Rome in 20 minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ZXl-V4qwY&t=411s