Last week, I wrote a post about the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and offered a few reasons why I’ve waited to go. Today, I have a new reason that pushes back my visit even later. Yesterday (Sunday) was the last church service to be held at Friendship Baptist, Atlanta’s oldest baptist church,Continue reading “Models Monday: Commemorative Lies”
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Models Monday: Resemblances
For people who know me, you could easily think that the photograph above depicts me in someone’s kitchen. You would be wrong though, as my mother is the teen featured in an early image of our family kitchen. When I saw this photograph for the first time, I actually thought it was me before itContinue reading “Models Monday: Resemblances”
Models Monday: Choosing Words, Building Worlds
Over the weekend, Miles had a play date with a former school buddy. We happened to see the five-year-old with his mom while out running errands earlier that week. I gave her my cell phone number and Saturday, she called. In arranging for them to play, I welcomed her into our home and thanked herContinue reading “Models Monday: Choosing Words, Building Worlds”
Models Monday: Now I Get It
I have heard Beyonce’s “Who Run the World (Girls)” before. I have probably seen her perform it on one Youtube video or another, but when I saw her perform that song on HBO last night I came to a new understanding regarding its soundness. Thus, I know why I’m so tired now: I’m running theContinue reading “Models Monday: Now I Get It”
Models Monday: Claim Your Name…and Make Others Call You by It
When my son was a baby, his babysitter called him Little Bean because Bean was my family’s nickname for me. When we celebrated his fifth birthday this year, the ex-babysitter’s daughter came with her son and she referred to my son as Little Bean, to which he replied, “my name is Miles.” She looked atContinue reading “Models Monday: Claim Your Name…and Make Others Call You by It”
Models Monday: Contentment
In addition to the many photos I took of Legos while I was at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland last week, I also scanned about as many old photos from family albums that my Aunt Sharon maintains. I used a really good free app that my husband introduced me to called “genius scan” toContinue reading “Models Monday: Contentment”
Models Monday: Going Home
I traveled home to Cleveland this weekend to celebrate my mother’s retirement (as she would say, “from a job she hated”) after 42 years of service. I drove so it took about 11 very long hours, but since being here, I’ve done some pretty fun things with my son. I took tons of pictures and theseContinue reading “Models Monday: Going Home”
Models Monday: Telling a New Story
When I was young, I heard stories about the awful perils of the dreaded inner-city from my elementary school teachers. Their stories certainly made me afraid of that place. It wasn’t until my high school teachers told those same stories of predation, poverty, laziness, and despair of inner-city residents that I finally realized they wereContinue reading “Models Monday: Telling a New Story”
Models Monday: Memorial Day
Norah Jones’s rendition of the Gene Scheer song “American Anthem” hits all the right notes and it frames my thoughts about this Memorial Day. My grandfather, Charles Albert Hite, served in World War II and by all accounts he was none too happy about it. My Uncle Eric wrote about my grandfather’s views on servingContinue reading “Models Monday: Memorial Day”
Models Monday: Racial vs. Racist
Jane O’Toole, the woman who exposed Wolfeboro Police Commissioner Robert Copeland after hearing him call President Obama a nigguh, was even further appalled when Copeland wrote her a letter wherein he maintains his views about the President. O’Toole confessed to being shocked and appalled that Copeland made “an open admission of being racial.” Racial? IContinue reading “Models Monday: Racial vs. Racist”
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