Posts Tagged ‘Civil War’
The shrinking local news landscape… and much more!
For many of my former Washington Post colleagues and, apparently, for many DC-area readers, the reductions in local coverage and locally-based correspondents have been more than disheartening. The newspaper we…
Read MoreJuneteenth: A Time to Read and Reflect
Juneteenth – June 19th — became a federal holiday in 2021. It marks the date in 1865 when the enslaved people in Texas were officially informed of their freedom 2…
Read MoreWhat’s Up With December 2?
What is it about December 2? Well, on this day in history: Britney Spears was born in 1981. The movie classic “Casablanca” was released in 1941.The Ford Model A was…
Read MoreClaudia Levy Memorial, Hidden Maryland, Five for Freedom
Claudia Levy – a Celebration of a Life Well Lived that Ended Much too Soon: A memorial celebration of the life of Claudia Levy, our dear friend and former colleague…
Read MoreTough Times, the Fourth of July, and a story “too good to check”
These are tough times, no doubt about it. Extreme weather related to climate change. Worst inflation since 1981. Russia’s genocidal war against Ukraine. The unraveling revelations surrounding the Jan. 6…
Read MorePearl Harbor Day 2020
Dec. 7, 1941 – 79 years ago today – may indeed be a date that lives in infamy, even if barely remembered. A total of 2,403 died that day from…
Read MoreWe Gather Together–Apart
Happy Thanksgiving! (Or Happy Day After Thanksgiving, if you are seeing this on Friday) Today’s papers are filled with solemn holiday columns commenting on the sadness and irony we are…
Read MoreFIVE FOR FREEDOM Comes to Barnes&Noble@Howard
I am proud and thrilled to be bringing the story of FIVE FOR FREEDOM: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army to the Howard University campus on January 26. …
Read MoreThis Is the Week That Was: FIVE FOR FREEDOM is here and now!
I’m proud to report that the e-book version of FIVE FOR FREEDOM: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army is #3 on Amazon’s list of hot new releases in…
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