I can remember the country’s Bicentennial Celebration in 1976. All of the build-up and the parades and the speeches and the rides on the river and the fireworks and the special graduation ceremonies with medallions and the such. And, even as a 17 year old, there was a hollowness in my heart that I could not explain.
Read MoreAnd, those illiterate, newly freed people created a word to commemorate it!! June + Nineteenth = Juneteenth!! I love my people!!!
Read MoreMake sure there’s plenty yellow melon at the cookout this weekend!! Then cue the music!! Somebody is about to have a paaaaarty!!! Have a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend!!
Read MoreMemorial Day Weekend!!! The “unofficial” start to summer is almost here. I’m sure many of you are chilling and grilling and perhaps even counting how many summer gatherings you can have with your friends. I’m already smelling the charcoal in my neighborhood. All some folk need is a little bit of heat and they’re out there on the grill. Before you get too excited, consider this.....
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