Tales to Inform, Inspire, and Motivate
It was a familiar fragrant smell. As soon as I stepped into my Grandma’s house, I felt a sense of joy knowing that she had made zhong-zi. The process of making zhong-zi was a tedious but rewarding one, and Grandma was a master at it. Wash the bamboo leaves and soak overnight, prepare the glutinous …
From the foundational battlefields of the Revolutionary War, to the Civil War that finally broke the shackles of slavery, to WW2’s celebrated Tuskegee Airmen, and to the complex conflicts of the present day, African Americans have fought in every single war of the United States. Some are famous, like the Buffalo Soldiers of the Civil …
In the current environment where people are clamoring for social justice and activists and social organizers are leading a new movement for equality, I think it’s appropriate that you hear about the heroes and heroines that came before the current moment. I introduce you to 27 Black women activists that you should know.
I have to be honest. There are sometimes not enough hours in the day for me to put together a semi-coherent piece of writing to tell all the Tales of Awesomeness that I want to tell. This site’s purpose, in fact, is to try to bring to one place the disparate stories of heroes and …
As I write this post, there are multiple protests going on across the country for police reform and redress to social injustices to the lives Africa-Americans. Black Lives Matter has become a movement that’s taken on urgent energy and its themes and goals have made the whole world take notice. A couple of years ago …
Martin Luther King Jr said that the arc of the universe is long but it bends towards justice. I have faith that he is right, but that arc is sometimes very long and goes in convoluted paths. Take for instance, the story of school desegregation. From the standard American History textbooks you’d learn that Brown …
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If you’re a car enthusiast, its sleek style, history, and distinctive logo will quicken your pulse and jump start your interest. It’s the 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 350/500 Cobra. Now, I am not a gearhead nor do I even pretend to know anything about cars beyond how to fill it up with gas and drive …