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BLACK RUG/WHITE RUG; A DIALOGUE AMONG THREE LINKED ANCESTORS

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Sarah Brown — 10 Comments

By Joyceann Gray, Sarah Brown and Monique Hopkins Joyceann Gray, Monique Crippen-Hopkins and Sarah Brown are “linked through slavery”. Joyceann and Monique’s ancestors were enslaved by Sarah’s ancestors, the Washington family. When Sarah published her most recent post, about her…

It’s NOT All Greek to Me

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Roger David Hardesty — 2 Comments

Anthony Anaxagorou, a surprisingly erudite, young scholar, ‘schools us’ in a broader appreciation of what shapes belief structures we circulate blithely as cultural currency. Watch what he has to say on the evolution of Western thought, here. I feel some pride when I…

Who Are “Linked Descendants”?

Posted on October 1, 2013 by eannneel — 4 Comments

… (T)he great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do. It could scarcely be otherwise, since…