"Tutitive Dare & Tactical Drive To Forge Ahead"
My daughter handed me her school progress report. Although it displayed a steady stream of positive check marks, there was one check mark standing dejectedly alone from the rest. “How am I doing, Mom?” my child asked with a level of maturity that did not match the small dishevelled person gazing up at me with Read More…
Savannah elephants walk through tall grass in Tsavo, a region in south-eastern Kenya. Trouble often begins when elephants stray from a protected area into human-dominated landscapes. © Frank af Petersens / Save the Elephants The armed men aren’t supposed to be here. We are several miles inside Buffalo Springs National Reserve in northern Kenya, and the Read More…
The Nation’s Ninth Vice President Enslaved Wife:Her name was Julia Chinn, and her role in Richard Mentor Johnson’s life caused a furor when the Kentucky Democrat was chosen as Martin Van Buren’s running mate in 1836. Richard Mentor Johnson became vice president in 1837. (Library of Congress) She was born enslaved and remained that way her Read More…
The United States is facing an increasing number of abandoned homes, presenting a new opportunity for local communities and the housing market. These abandoned properties can have various causes, such as foreclosures, economic downturns, or population shifts. The increasing amount of abandoned homes offer potential opportunities for homebuyers seeking affordable housing options. There are a Read More…
Large crowd looking at the burned body of Jesse Washington, 18 year-old African American, lynched in Waco, Texas, May 15, 1916 via wikimedia commons. The murder of black boys George Armwood on October 18, 1933 and Emmett Till on August 28, 1955 by white mobs comprising men, women and children stunned well-meaning people – black Read More…
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