Every tie on this railroad track represents an accomplishment and a challenge from this year. Some where bold and strong, while others were tired and weak. But they all contribute to keeping the train on the tracks. As long as the train is on the tracks it is heading somewhere.
How To Raise God Wise Kids In A Satan Rich World
In a world that can seem hopeless, kids need a reason to hope. In addition to teaching our children how to get into college, play sports and chase the American Dream, there is something greater to be learned. He created the universe with stars and planets, yet the desire of His heart was to reconcile with people whom He loved. In this devotional, the author shares ideas of how to help your children have a personal relationship with God. Through scripture, art and stories, she shared the opportunities she had to teach her own child to get to know God.
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1970-1973 Funky. Cool. Different.
The 70s ushered in funky fashion. Cool music. And a new definition of beauty. The black community was making its presence known all over the US after years of fighting for civil rights. The Sistas share their first memories of the 70s and a show that changed everything about entertainment.
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Fill In The Gap is a magazine is designed to give a voice to marginalized women who don’t have one with the intent of sharing information and entertainment. This magazine fills in the gaps of information we think is pertinent and may not have received from our family or at school.
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1900
In this century African Americans moved their feet and changed lives for all Americans. We have made significant accomplishments and changed the way we as a people were seen and how our struggle was told.
Barack Hussein Obama II
Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president of the United States. He was born in August of 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law.
He married Michelle Robinson.
As the President, Obama passed a health care bill into law that gave more protection for more Americans. He is currently building his Presidential Library in Chicago in a predominately African American neighborhood.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. She was born Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She also sang stories that gave insight into African American life, such as Strange Fruit. This song protests the lynching of African Americans. She won four Grammy’s posthumously. Holiday died of cirrhosis on July 17, 1959, at age 44.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Holiday
James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American writer. He garnered acclaim across various mediums, including essays, novels, plays, and poems. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, was published in 1953; decades later, Time magazine included the novel on its list of the 100 best English-language novels released from 1923 to 2005. His first essay collection, Notes of a Native Son, was published in 1955.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement on August 6, 1965, and Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections. Designed to enforce the voting rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, the Act sought to secure the right to vote for racial minorities throughout the country, especially in the South.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex,[a] and national origin. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination. The act “remains one of the most significant legislative achievements in American history”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
Reflecting on good things and not so good things usually leads to me to:
I am glad that didn’t work out. Otherwise, I would have never gotten to do….
Some times I set up a goal for the year and it never materializes. It is easy to get frustrated when you can’t do what you want to do.
I love to serve at church because it is a form of worship for me.
The way I normally serve was not available so I had to serve in a different capacity. It became such a blessing.
I photographed baptisms.
I loved this more than anything I have done.
Sometimes the thing that doesn’t work turns out better. This was one of those time.
How To Raise God Wise Kids In A Satan Rich World
In a world that can seem hopeless, kids need a reason to hope. In addition to teaching our children how to get into college, play sports and chase the American Dream, there is something greater to be learned. He created the universe with stars and planets, yet the desire of His heart was to reconcile with people whom He loved. In this devotional, the author shares ideas of how to help your children have a personal relationship with God. Through scripture, art and stories, she shared the opportunities she had to teach her own child to get to know God.
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1967-1969 The End is the Beginning
The 1960s was a world turned upside down. From 1967 to 1969 the chaos of politics and war left people finding solace in television and music. The Sistas talk about the shows and the music that were part of the revolution.
Listen: Episode 3
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