Tag Archives: history
Never Forget
When I was fifteen, my mother shared with me her story of the day JFK was assassinated. Her junior high classroom, the shock of a school full of teachers [..]
Happy Valentine’s LIFE
It is said that February 14th originally became a lover’s holiday when the ancient Romans celebrated Lupercalia, an annual fertility festival. Circa 496 AD, the then Pope, Gelasius, declared February 14th to [..]
“Cute, Little Mulatto”
I was at my oldest daughter’s volleyball try outs, strolling my youngest around the gym, trying to keep him quiet as I watched my Dev giving her all to [..]
Check The Box
Our children are not black, nor are they white…they are both. They are not half of anything, but rather a whole - times two. They are living, breathing, [..]
December 1st, 1955
She was tired of moving…wouldn’t you be? Some random person gets on the bus after you and demands you give up your seat for him? I mean, it’s almost [..]
