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The Spanish Siesta
It’s been a minute! I’ve been on vacation, touring four different cities in Spain. (Almoradi, Alicante, Madrid, and Guardamar.) One interesting thing we noticed is how the stores close in the middle of the day. In some parts of Spain, businesses take a few hours of break in the afternoon. They actually close their stores,… Continue reading
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Shop Greenwood Dist.
Greenwood, sounds familiar, right? That’s right. Greenwood Dist is named after the Greenwood District of North Tulsa, home of the renowned Black Wallstreet. [You can learn more about Black Wallstreet in an older version of Black History Fun Fact Friday here.] Greenwood Dist. is passionate about “proving that a black-owned business can celebrate black excellence while… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – How I Almost Learned an African Language
Welcome back to another Black History Fun Fact Friday. Technically, I am still doing research on the article I had hoped to finish in time for you today. (I am actually sitting here trying to finish it.) Instead of publishing anything, I am going to push it back to next week. However, I don’t want… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Capturing the Good in Harlem
Yes indeed, twins make history again. Meet Marvin and Morgan Smith, painters who focused on capturing the positive side of Harlem during the decline of the Harlem Renaissance and the birth of The Great Depression. “During the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s, Harlem spread itself before the cameras of Morgan and Marvin Smith like a… Continue reading
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Writing 101: Assignment #5 – Hook ‘em with a Quote: Natural Revolution
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell I remember the first year I got my hair loc’d. It was 2009, about three months before Chris Rock’s debut film “Good Hair”. There are moments in your life where people speak and you never forget what they say. When… Continue reading
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