Tagged with History

Too Much of a Gentleman

Here I am in 1976. I was 13 years old and in the eighth grade. From ages 9 to 12 I had been somewhat vaguely aware of the Watergate scandal, not because it was interesting (the long summer of the Watergate hearings made for very boring television), but because, from the adults all around me, … Continue reading

The Power of We

Colossians 3:12-14 English Standard Version (ESV) 12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all … Continue reading

“To Vax or Not To Vax” – The Quora Chronicals Part 4

Onesimus – West African slave of clergyman Cotton Mather, who introduced the concept of innoculation to Boston after an outbreak of smallpox in the city in 1721. Online dicussion forums, much like life itself, can sometimes involve many contradictions. Participating in these virtual public debates is often both informative and frustrating, eye opening and maddening, … Continue reading

Who Am I?

I had always hated group sharing in school – always.  The other students were too dull, too immature, and just too slow, both literally and figuratively.  Being perceived as “really smart”, especially as a little black girl, from a working-class family, in a working-class city was both a blessing and a curse.  The was a … Continue reading