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NOT one of Aunt Haggie’s children!
Thank heavens for records of former slaves that survived to document the everyday unsung victories over the institution of slavery: The famed letter written by an ex-slave in response to his former master’s request that he return to the plantation, … Continue reading
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Black v. White culture
Yesterday, half of the NAACP audience gave Mitt Romney a standing ovation after he addressed the convention. Extracting those members of the audience planted by the candidate, the remaining folk standing did so because that is what’s done in black … Continue reading
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Black women as Superwomen
Ebony magazine headline SUPERWOMAN SYNDROME: Are Black Women Killing Themselves to be Strong? Reminded me of a session in marriage counseling with husband #1. I was lamenting not being able to be June Cleaver (“Leave it to Beaver” mom) because … Continue reading
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Aunt Haggie’s children
Aunt Haggie’s children On a recent visit with a 90 year old cousin, she became annoyed with the imprudent behavior of her fellow church members in preparation for Sunday service. Instead of using the N word to describe their ignorant … Continue reading
“Sing the praises of our ancestors”
A post by Rosemary Mullally touched my soul because it conveyed the burning desire deep within me to collect and share the stories of my family: “As an African American living in a country and a society of Africans, I can’t help … Continue reading
Health care and the Affordable car act (ACA)
The ACA requires those who do not have health insurance to make a sacrifice so that (1) emergency rooms are used as true emergencies and not as primary health care; and (2) so that local taxes which support the indigent … Continue reading
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On finding white slave master ancestors
All my life I was told that all four of my grandparents had mixed race backgrounds. Of course, this was no surprise as my father was light skinned with”good hair” from his mulatto grandparents on both paternal and maternal sides. … Continue reading
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Family
I cannot believe that so many people barely know the names of their grandparents, not to mention their grandparents. I’m reading “American Tapestry” by Rachel Smirns http://vimeo.com/42383532 I cannot believe that baby boomers are surprised to learn of miscegenation in … Continue reading
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Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron will not be reincarnated as fly on the wall. She has been there and done that. She had to be because she wrote about my life in the movie “Heartburn!” why else would she use the name Mark … Continue reading
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Hello human family
Welcome to Djeli- Here you will find history, praises, testimonies of faith- How we got over. This is Djeli, because we must learn from the past in order to move successfully forward. The past brought us to this day by … Continue reading
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