Movie Pick for AA History Month, The Woman King

February 28, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

Now Streaming on Netflix Though it premiered in September 2022, I approached The Woman King hesitantly. I didn’t see it until October. A Hollywood interpretation that would portray the natives as primitive and scantily clothed didn’t appeal to my mind. However, the buzz surrounding the movie interested me. Everybody couldn’t be wrong. The movie opened […]

Happy Valentine’s Day, Friends

February 14, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Friend, Having you by my side makes me feel special every day of the year. Wishing you lots of love and happiness today.

Personal History In Preparation For Black History Month

January 30, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Yesterday, I wrote about the monument to The Great Migration that honors the six million African Americans who traveled from the South to Chicago beginning in 1910. Today, I touch on my personal history as I prepare to celebrate Black History Month. In 1960, my family lived in Chicago on 31st and Calumet, just five blocks south of […]

Sculptor Alison Saar’s Statue of the Great Northern Migration

January 29, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

Thousands of African Americans migrated to Chicago in the early 20th century, seeking greater freedoms and better opportunities. Artist, Alison Saar captures that migration in a bronze monument located at the mouth of a Chicago community known as Bronzeville. The statue is of a male traveler whose hand is raised in salute to his new home. He carries […]