Her Body Remembers Some histories do not stay in the Smithsonian. They do not remain trapped in old dusty court records, past census lines, outdated policy language, or the brittle pages of a nation’s selective memory. History travels, descends, and … Continue reading The Architecture Of What Remains
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
The Confederacy is often remembered as a failed rebellion that ended with the Civil War in 1865. Militarily, that is true. The Confederate States of America surrendered, its government collapsed, and the Union was preserved. If we are honest about … Continue reading The Burial America Never Held
What gets carried forward from our past? What spirits follow us? What nightmares haunt us, not only in our sleep but during our waking hours? Generational trauma is a proven reality. Add to that our individual experiences with racism and … Continue reading Keeping Hope Alive
In March, my husband’s best friend and fraternity brother passed away suddenly. Mac went to the doctor for a routine procedure, and they gave him a sedative. He had an allergic reaction to the sedative and suffered a heart attack. … Continue reading First for All, Servants for All
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
“Flashback 61 years from 2026 places us in 1965, a time when the nation collectively experienced profound shock and outrage watching the brutal beatings at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, an event now etched in history as Bloody … Continue reading How Far We Have Fallen?
Just another day in Kid land. There I was on the floor in my imaginary land of play. Toys turned into real people, animals, robots, among others. My world followed, shadowed, and imitated the one the adult selected as the … Continue reading King Was Right
When I was a youngster growing up in rural Minnesota and Iowa, the daughter of a Lutheran minister, Martin Luther King Jr. played a compelling role in my father’s ministry and social justice sensibility. But as a child, I didn’t … Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr, The Preacher
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