Sunny and Milder The morning dawned a bit sunnier and milder than the day before. Cats have a way of letting you know these things because they take any excuse to sun themselves and languish near a window. Gabbie (Gabriella Terra) was looking out the window this morning and she allowed a picture of herself [...]
Black History Month Celebration Concert Evangelistic Crusaders Church 9046 South Cottage Grove Avenue Chicago, IL 60619-7538 (773) 874-2121 by Canyahearmenow
Hero or traitor? Ernest Withers’ lens captured pivotal moments in civil rights history. Now, FBI documents expose a darker angle. Soledad O’Brien investigates in “Pictures Don’t Lie,” an In America special, at 8 p.m. ET February 20. (CNN) – The hard-won fight for civil rights could go down as one of the most thoroughly archived periods [...]
Breakfast was the first order of the day. We picked up bagels with peanut butter, fresh fruit cups and orange juice at Einstein Brothers Bagels. Afterwards we stopped at Starbucks for coffees with soy toppers and headed over to the Super Target store to see if they had a rather esoteric bulb that works with [...]
Colar Family visit to see Bryan and his family.
Roland S. Martin is a syndicated columnist and author of “The First: President Barack Obama’s Road to the White House.” He is a commentator for TV One Cable network and host/managing editor of its Sunday morning news show, “Washington Watch With Roland Martin.” (CNN) — It’s always interesting talking to American youth, especially African Americans, [...]
The drive down to Frankfort was a bit “round about”. We ended up entering the Route 30 vicinity from Cicero Avenue and then driving westward to reach the town of Frankfort. The weather today is indicating a warming trend. It’s at least 10 degrees warmer today than yesterday with a promise of increased temperatures tomorrow! [...]
Along with many other Americans, I spent much of Martin Luther King week watching documentaries on television about the civil rights leader.
Navy Pier was the site this year of the annual winter snow sculpture contest. There were lots of folks out admiring the artistry and watch sled dogs perform and snowboards zip down a manmade ski slope. Contestants from all over the world (some of them professional teams) entered the contest and made for a very [...]
Nothing hurts more than to admit that the Packers have won the Super Bowl. There, I’ve said it and now I must hurry from the keyboard and rinse my mouth before coming back to complete this report. Olive Salad Recipe (PDF) Ok. So it snowed this past week. The third greatest snowfall on record for [...]
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