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January 26th, 2011
Written by Alonzo Weston in "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 0 Comments
Since there is still so much racial discord in the United States, do you think there is a difference between being a “citizen of the United States” vs. being an “American” since being American connotes that one has been assimilated and been accepted as part of the “Melting Pot?”~James WeatherbyFlorida Dear James,We’ve all heard in the news and on the streets over the last several months, a call...
January 19th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
When traveling to far off lands or just the East Coast of the U.S., encounters of culture and food awakens the taste buds and the senses. On the wholesome farmlands where buggies and traditional attire reign in the Amish landscape, whoopie pies are as intriguing today as they were many years ago, before electricity, automobiles, and checking accounts. The Amish prefer to travel on the horse-drawn...
January 5th, 2011
Written by Laura Monroe in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Black author, Marita Golden, established herself in the latter half of the 20th Century as a distinguished writer of both fiction, and nonfiction works. Drawing primarily on her experiences as a Black woman, over the course of her career she explored subjects ranging from the personal to the political, and everything in between.Her work earned much acclaim and recognition, but it is her literary...
December 29th, 2010
Written by Laura Monroe in "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 0 Comments
Do Native Americans still view the “white man” as the enemy that stole their land and freedom? Do they believe other races and ethnicities are guilty of these acts as well? Or do they feel that these different cultures and ethnicities have no bearing on how the whites took the country away from them?This is an inherently tricky subject, as Native America today encompasses hundreds of different...
December 22nd, 2010
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Like many national park excursions in the Southwest, the exploration is expected to be an immersion of ancient Puebloan culture — an admiration of expert sandstone craftsmanship, where villages survived and flourished amongst canyon walls in an inhospitable desert, (compared to today’s easily accessible lifestyle). Canyon de Chelly (pronounced d’SHAY) National Monument provides profound examples...
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