Monday is Memorial Day, the day to honor and mourn those who have died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day started in Charleston,
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May I Have a Word: The Misdefinition of Woke
What is your definition of woke? Seriously, how do you define woke? In recent conversations, I’ve heard the term used a pejorative. So, I ask
April 5, 2025 Hands Off Protest: I’m a Black Woman, I Won’t March, I Will Cheer
It’s worldwide, it’s organized, it’s awesome. I strongly oppose the current administration. I took to the streets. I wrote post after post on the dangers
The Girl in the Middle: WWII, Boston Busing and What You Fight For
It started with this one, all the emotions. The program was: Lens of Change: The Garrity Decision in Focus, Busing at 50. Featured were photos
The February Thing: A Family Birthday and History
There was a moment when my mother, pregnant with me, hears of the 1958 world’s fair human zoo of an African village populated with Congolese.
I Spy: Martin Luther King, Mohammed Ali and the FBI
The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King was assassinated 57 years ago, April 4, 1968. Mohammed Ali died 9 years ago, June 3, 2016. I am
Balancing on Unstable Surfaces 