Nov 8, 2020 We were the original Rosie the Riveters “I grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. When World War 2 started, my family moved to Detroit to ...
Nov 5, 2020 This is my first time to run for office “This is my first time to run for office. I am a retired school teacher of 37 years and ...
Nov 4, 2020 When things get tight, people in the service industry suffer “A lot of us in this community are not college degree people. We work in the service industry. ...
Nov 3, 2020 Before my mama died, she said ask yourself ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ “My mother was 93 when she passed away three years ago. She was a good Christian woman. ...
Nov 1, 2020 My dad died from COVID alone without anyone who loved him “My dad was a month shy of turning, 69. He lived in Miami, where I was born and raised. ...
Oct 30, 2020 I am moving to the Yucatán. I like being around water and ancient cultures “I traveled for a year and stumbled across San Pedro, Guatemala for a weekend. I stayed for ...
Oct 25, 2020 I have crushed more than 1.5 million cans “I started collecting and crushing cans in the 90s when I worked at the courthouse for the U.S. ...
Oct 24, 2020 Before Sally, I never would have thought of the Blessings Barn “I grew up two roads over. I moved to Covington County for eight years and came back. You ...
Oct 18, 2020 For years I questioned my purpose, but it was always cooking “I have been cooking since I was 12 years old. My mother was an educator and pushed ...
Oct 17, 2020 I am learning about who I am and the power of being a black woman “I am a junior majoring in journalism at Howard University. It is completely online this ...