by Charlesetta Thompson In February of 1926, Carter G. Woodson, an historian and visionary, established Negro History Week, the event that turned into what is now Black History Month. Dr. Woodson came from humble beginnings. The son of emancipated slaves, Woodson spent his childhood working in the coal mines of Kentucky. He enrolled in high […]
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My Mystic Mansion
If someone had asked me five years ago if I were a “mystic,” I wouldn’t have understood what they were asking. A mystic! What the heck is that? Would a mystic be someone like that guy Merlin the Magician in Camelot, who performs weird alchemical tricks with batwings and bitter herbs?
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Following My Heart’s Desire…Into Spiritual Community
What is my heart’s desire? Is that how I should learn to focus this life I am given? What brings me joy? What character seems to be real for me? Who am I really — deep down inside? Those are the types of questions that have always interested me. Of course, I have had a […]
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Club Timbuktu
Chef Chris Harris believes that preparing African food is like cooking any other cuisine. He says the tastes are reminiscent of foods from the Caribbean, India, Asia, and Jamaica. Perhaps some African natives might disagree, but Omar Gagale, owner of Club Timbuktu and a native of Somalia, respects Harris’s beliefs as well as his cooking. He has to — he hired him to be the chef at his club’s restaurant.
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