As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, many will be sitting in the stands, eating hot dogs or brats and sipping their favorite beverage. The scene will be set, and the smiles will be bright. Seventh-inning melodies of “Take Me Out … Continue reading Pharaoh In The Outfield
This July, Three-Fifths Magazine confronts the uncomfortable truths of American progress with our powerful new theme: “Backlash: As American as Baseball and Apple Pie.” In a month traditionally reserved for celebrating idealized notions of American identity, we peel back the … Continue reading “Backlash: As American as Baseball and Apple Pie.
Why won’t it work? The man shouted forcefully. He tried several restarts. He said Why isn’t this system working for me. After placing his appointment, all phone calls, and his rapidly cooling coffee on hold, his breathtaking displeasure and impatience … Continue reading There Is a Ghost In The Machine
It was early in the morning. On a cold, crisp, early spring day, with all the firefighters at the firehouse seated around the kitchen table, coffee in hand, and the sound of full-throated political and sports debates and rustling newspapers … Continue reading Time To Go To Work
It was 1974. I was an inquisitive and playful 11-year-old boy who had just unleashed my inner Beethoven during my weekly piano lesson. My face brimming with hope and eyes and a smile to light the world, that you could … Continue reading The Weather Update
Across Five Aprils, Irene Hunt’s poignant novel, masterfully illustrates the American Civil War not through grand battles, but through the intimate lens of a family torn by divided loyalties and the profound personal cost of conflict. It’s a narrative that … Continue reading Across Five Aprils
On a warm April evening in 1974, an inquisitive eleven-year-old boy in Central Ohio moved from the joy of a piano lesson—his “inner Beethoven” freshly unleashed—to a night that would change how he saw the world. As sunny skies turned … Continue reading Media Teaser For “The Weather Update.”
To the viewer, the image reads as a living timeline—roots and branches of the same story holding tension together. On the left is memory: the early fight for dignity, education, and recognition; the seed moment when Black history was first … Continue reading All In A Picture
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