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Dr. Joyce Brown
Creating and Sustaining Community
As a person who has moved from Illinois to Michigan and back to Illinois, the first dozen or so people I meet set the tone for me to view...
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Christine "Liz" LaRue
- Sep 1
- 4 min
Home Remedies to Enact Community
One of the unique things this almost 3 year stint with the pandemic has brought us is closer ties to home. The pandemic shutdown due to...
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Jonathan David Cain
- Aug 31
- 2 min
Community: My "Sisters" - "Dirty Friends"
When prompted by the topic of ‘community,’ I immediately thought more about family. To me, community represents the people we hold...
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Mikel Elam
- Aug 31
- 2 min
Artist Perspective: Mikel Elam on Community
Community is when we stand side by side in solidarity. It's when people pick up where someone else left off. It's being our neighbor's...
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Dr. Joyce Brown
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Processing Thought, by Dr. Joyce Brown
"An idle mind is the devil's workshop." The phrase warns us that evil thoughts can enter our minds easily when we are lazy and idle....
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Rev. Bobby Yarbrough
- Jul 1
- 3 min
Just a Thought
By: Reverend Bobby "Thought cannot solve any human problem, for thought itself is the problem." - J. Krishnamurti While working with my...
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Christine "Liz" LaRue
- Jul 1
- 4 min
Tend to Your Thoughts, by Christine "Liz" Larue
When you look at this drawing, what do you think? Our "Thoughts" guide us and color our world. Are you always cycling to the angry face...
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Sheila Hayes Smiley
- Jul 1
- 2 min
Thoughts of My Grandmama, bySheila Hayes Smiley
I posted a picture on Facebook of two of my cousins and my oldest son, Brian Hayes. Someone liked it and commented “memories.” Later...
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William Leroy Kennedy
- Jul 1
- 2 min
Thanks for Listening : William Leroy Kennedy Thinking Back
I like taking a historical look back at the thoughts that have impacted my life and the world. Early on, I thought about ways to improve...
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Roy Wood
- Jun 30
- 2 min
The Making of Woodside: A Model Train World by Roy Wood
'A little Bio music for Roy L. Wood, played by B'ham Wiki: "Roy Wood, son of editorialist and radio news anchor Roy Wood Sr. and the much...
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Camp Goldston Publishing, LLC
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Thanks for Listening: My Energy Through the Years, by William Leroy Kennedy
At age 77, energy has become a more important word in my life. Whether it's energy that heats or cools my environment or energy needed...
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Camp Goldston Publishing, LLC
- Apr 21
- 3 min
Energy, Who Has It?
Henry and Albert made their way to their favorite bench across from the playground. They could hear and see the kids as they ran through...
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Camp Goldston Publishing, LLC
- Apr 10
- 4 min
And So, I ran…by Frank Malaba
My first memory is of ankles. Thin, flimsy, and shaky ones… Stout, sturdy confident, and reassuring ones… Hurried, impatient, and...
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Camp Goldston Publishing, LLC
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Hair Boundaries
Boundaries! What have we, as Black women, sacrificed in generations of our lives dealing with the boundaries of our hair to fit into...
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Camp Goldston Publishing, LLC
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Pushing Against Caste Boundaries
In my seven decades, I’ve learned, experienced, been amazed, been defeated, yet survived and thrived. As I read Isabel Wilkerson‘s...
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Camp Goldston Publishing, LLC
- Mar 3
- 4 min
Fearlessness- The Destruction of Boundaries
On this journey through life, there have been times when it’s been impressed upon me to stay in my lane, play nicely inside of the box,...
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Camp Goldston Publishing, LLC
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Serving Care: Entrepreneur, Candice Hayes
I met Candice Hayes at least 15 years ago when she was giving home spa treatments. She was enthusiastic and on point; I knew she had...
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Camp Goldston Publishing, LLC
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Confined Love: Sena Tues
“Fervid Look” series 1 (102cm X 120cm) on canvas Mixed Media on Canvas / Collage I was formatting this issue and had what I thought was a...
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Camp Goldston Publishing, LLC
- Mar 2
- 5 min
The Issue with Afro-textured Hair
When one thinks about it, the issue with the type of hair that African Americans have remained such a conundrum is fascinating. One...
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Camp Goldston Publishing, LLC
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Thanks for Listening: Learning Boundaries
I have been troubled by folks who try to limit my rambunctiousness from a very young age. As I aged, I learned that being too truthful...
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