Honoring Our War Heroes Within The Systems We Fight For

A little over four years ago, my husband and I were privileged to be guardians on the inaugural Big Apple Honor Flight. The Honor Flight organization honors World War II, Korean, and Vietnam veterans for their amazing feats during the war by pairing them with guardians and flying them from their home base to Washington,

Celebrating Ida B. Wells-Barnett’s Contributions to American History

This past Friday, people from all over the country celebrated the life and legacy of Ida B. Wells, a civil rights icon. This year marked the 159th anniversary of her birth. Ida B. Wells was born into enslavement several months prior to the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She became one

A Reflection On Historical Speeches Addressing American Independence

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” So wrote Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence in 1863.  Abraham Lincoln wrote in his Gettysburg Address, “Four score