I called it the Best Trip Ever. And it was. We had the greatest adventure in Washington DC. I even wrote an essay about it which was published in a Chicken Soup for the Soul book. This is the view of the Jefferson Monument.
Reflections
Book of the Quarter
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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Decades Reruns
1964-1966: The Middle of the Hurricane
In this upside down world, bad is good and good is bad, In 1964 to 1966 the war rages in Vietnam, African Americans fight for civil rights and television choses to ignore it. The Sistas talk about how the networks created their own perfect society despite reality. They invited their friend, Patti Sikes a retired AP History teacher to join them on this episode.
Listen: Episode 2
Fill In The Gap Magazine
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Art of the Quarter
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
Affirmation
I am reflective. I take time to stop and think back on previous projects. I take time to think about what all of this has taught me. Knowing where you have been, helps you see where you are going.
Reflections
Imagine the Empress of the Blues, Bessie Smith. Once upon a time I did a photo shoot to capture moments of historical figures. She was a jazz singer in the 1920s and 30s.
(Model: Alexandra Harper)
Book of the Quarter
New Quarter. New Book.
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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Decade Rerun
This is a rerun of our Decade series.
The 1960s was a call to freedom around the world. People were freeing themselves of the old ways of doing things. The Sistas looked at how the US answered the call to freedom from 1960 to 1963. They talk about music, books and of course, television.
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