Sports World
By Ann Von Dehsen, July 25, 2019 — Caught up in the excitement of the US Women’s Soccer Team’s victory, I realized how greatly and positively things have changed for girls and women in sports. When I was in elementary … Continued
By Ann Von Dehsen, July 25, 2019 — Caught up in the excitement of the US Women’s Soccer Team’s victory, I realized how greatly and positively things have changed for girls and women in sports. When I was in elementary … Continued
By Frances Bryce, July 25, 2019 — The small town in South Carolina, Laurens, had a population at that time of approximately 10,000 people. Segregation was the rule. I to this date did not and still found it difficult to … Continued
By Angela Wright, October 30, 2018 — Reaching your 60th birthday is a cause for special celebration and gratitude to God in itself; but to celebrate it while enrolled as a full-time student at Kampala Evangelical School of Theology is … Continued
By Geri Delfino, April 17, 2019 — This was the 1950s. I was 11 years old and it was the McCarthyism Era. I was going to St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School on 8th Street in Brooklyn. I remember the nuns telling … Continued
By Mary, April 24, 2019 – I grew up in Newark in the Ironbound section. I loved high school and was an “A” student. Some of the subjects I studied were French, grammar and history. I did not do so … Continued
By Charles Weber, April 20, 2019 — As a child, I was raised in a very strict household with strong values in the Catholic religion. I was raised Catholic, went to Catholic school and was an active member of my … Continued
By Albert Ruth, April 15, 2019 — It was 1960, the first day of 7th grade at East Paterson Middle School. I was excited for the new school year. I walked into homeroom and immediately froze. I saw the most … Continued
By Daisy Di Dario, April 7, 2019 — It’s funny I don’t remember going to school. I remember my art teacher though. I was one of her favorites. I was good at art. You know how teachers are when they … Continued
By P.Jones, March 6, 2019 — It started with me coming home from school in 4th grade. My mother stopped me at the door to say, “How are your grades in school?” The stern tone of her voice made we … Continued