From Tracy Chapman to Barack Obama – What Has Changed? Race Relations in America 2016
Race relations in America. In 1988, Electra records put out a hugely successful self-titled debut album for Tracy Chapman. The single, “Talkin’ Bout a…
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Video Game Review | Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Imagine being a silent witness to someone’s final moments. Seeing bits and pieces of their life before it all comes to an end. Everyone’s…
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People of Note: Dennis Haywood & the Making of Thorns On The Rose
“This is my community.” Dennis Haywood loves his neighborhood. Though Northwest Pasadena is painted as a shady area by the Pasadena police, Haywood knows…
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Votes for Women: Museum of London Online Exhibition
The Museum of London’s online Votes for Women exhibition highlights the UK suffragette movement and the fight for the right to vote. Check out our review of this powerful exhibition.
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Book Review: The Diary of Anne Frank
Recently I’ve been listening to the unedited version of The Diary of Anne Frank read by Helena Bonham Carter for the 70th anniversary of…
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Children in Jail: Healing Trauma with Poetry
Do you remember going to camp as a child? I certainly do. I spent every summer from about when I was six to fourteen…
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Children in Jail: Healing Trauma with Poetry
Do you remember going to camp as a child? I certainly do. I spent every summer from about when I was six to fourteen…
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Susan B. Anthony – Human Rights Activist
Quakers are taught that ‘there is that of God in everyone’ and that our interactions with others demonstrate this truth. Because of this fundamental…
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November Skies Chapter 8: The Harsh Light of Day
So much for the element of surprise. Kaila looked across the table into Ulima’s hardened eyes. There was no trying to wiggle herself out…
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November Skies Chapter 5: Then It All Went Wrong
It didn’t take long to learn that Somchai had not seen or heard anything from Kaila’s father in years. At first Kaila felt crushed…
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November Skies Chapter 4: Thailand – One Country, Many Faces
She was too late. He was gone. Kaila’s eyes traced the article. Only a few words stood out in such a quick scan: Samut…
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November Skies Chapter 1: The Decision
November Skies: Chapter One – The Decision Kaila Oliver awoke to the cries of her younger siblings fighting over their new toys. She could hear her little…
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