It’s a tale of heroes: the Maroons, who created communities in unwanted swampland, and welcomed escaped slaves into their midst; Sarah Baartman, the “Hottentot Venus”; Marème...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez An average oak tree is bigger around than two people together can reach. That mighty tree starts out with an acorn the size...
Johnson believes that these days, democracy can be used to do undemocratic things, and most people hardly blink. To “save democracy,” we need to question all...
Your dream job is still a job. You still must be there on time, look presentable and be ready to go. You can love the work...
So, who will you vote for? That's easy: nobody yet, because you're still a kid -- but you have your opinions. Even so, how much do...
You give, and you give, and you give. No problem. If you can be of service to your community, then that's what you'll do. You'll volunteer...
You're lucky you didn't hit your head! The damage you did to yourself was bad enough. You didn't need a head wound to lay you low,...
Some say you march to a different drummer. You follow the music you hear in your soul, blazing your own path while the rest of the...
Deep down inside, there's a part of you that always wants to do right. Did someone teach you that? Or were you just modeling what your...
Well, thank you so much to your co-worker. That's where you got this ick, this scratchy-throat, achy-body, upset-stomach, can't-sleep virus. He sneezed and that's all it...
Your toes didn't wait long before they started tapping. They knew what was coming, almost as soon as the band was seated. They knew before the...
Picture books for the littles are a great way to introduce your 3-to7-year-old to poetry because simple stories lend themselves to gentle rhymes and lessons. "See...
The envelope on the table is addressed to you. It caught your attention because -- who, besides politicians, utilities, and creditors sends anything in the mail...
A little less than two feet. That's how far you can get your two feet off the floor if you're an average kid doing an average...
The catalogs should start arriving soon. If you're a gardener, that's a siren song for you. What will you put in your pots and plots this...
The One Percent has everything you do not. A fancy house in a posh place. Designer clothing, fast cars. Friends in high places that know how...
For those who have made the difficult decision to divorce, psychologist Ronald Raymond and attorney Jeffrey Stephens pave a gentler path toward ending a marriage that...
Well into his twenties, Joe Wallace was asked to sit with his "Granddaddy Joe" while Wallace's mother and grandmother ran errands. His grandfather was once a...
Once was a time when you rarely saw a Black face in entertainment unless you were specifically looking for one — which is why these great...
In 2012, Aswad and his wife, Danyelle Aarif, began holding Black Love Healing Circles in their home to create a space for the restoration and celebration...
You’ll do better next time. You’re sorry, deeply sorry, sincere in your apology, and it won’t happen again. You had a chance to think about your...
The son of Haitian immigrants, Alex Toussaint grew up in a stable, middle-class household with both parents involved in his upbringing and with education at the...
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