A Mighty Myth
By Hazel Nurse, January 6, 2011 — As far back as I can remember, maybe when I was 3 years old (however, according to some experts, our memory extends to that time) New Years Eve at home was a guaranteed time … Continued
By Hazel Nurse, January 6, 2011 — As far back as I can remember, maybe when I was 3 years old (however, according to some experts, our memory extends to that time) New Years Eve at home was a guaranteed time … Continued
By Angela Wright, December 4, 2018 — Yesterday I came across a book on my bookshelf. I don’t know who it belongs to. It could have been my daughter’s, son’s, or my husband’s. As I scanned through the book, I found … Continued
By Fun, July 30, 2014 — I’m very happy that Courtland Place finally is able to provide [a] translator for us to come to participate in the activities we have here. With the translator, I am given opportunities to visit … Continued
By Michael Chan Man-Tin, December 16, 2010 — My wonderful life. It is just like a dream! I never thought I would come from my country in Asia. I was born in a beautiful country, Soo Chow China, which is the beautiful … Continued
By Elliot Doomes, September 27, 2017 — Octavius V. Catto, he was a Civil Rights and Human Rights leader who was assassinated here in Philadelphia, right on South Street. Most people don’t even know his name. He was never mentioned … Continued
By Loretta Gaither, September 2, 2012 — My church gave us a calendar with President Obama on the front of it. It’s the first time we’ve had a black president, so I am happy to have a calendar to remember that. … Continued
By Norman Cain, December 5, 2016 — Generally speaking, Saturday afternoon was the only time that black folk had time to relax. The week found them toiling in the field from sun-up to sun-down each day. Some would be migrant … Continued
By Norman Cain, March 21, 2017 — During the summers of my adolescent years, my sister and I would be sent from Philadelphia to South Carolina. We would live on my maternal grandparent’s farm. We would take the late evening … Continued
By Stephen, July 9, 2014 — Growing up in Wichita, Kansas, we did a lot of crawdad fishing. A three cent piece of liver on string, thrown in the water, and an Arkansas River crawdad would latch on and you … Continued
By Georgia, July 9, 2014 — I was born in Gulfport, Mississippi. My momma had 15 kids and she taught all of us how to take care of ourselves. The houses we had had bricks underneath and planks that you … Continued