Kenrick “Ice” McDonald The world of magicians, also known as illusionists, is not one that most of us enter, other than to be entertained. There is a long history of magicians in the African American community. The most recent entry into the history books is … Read MoreSurprise! Magicians
Trench Warfare: Soldiers with Gas Masks The summer of 2014 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the start of World War I. Armchair travel, virtual travel, and physical travel are each a means to learning about and understanding the resonance WWI still has for us … Read MoreThinking of Travel 2014: World War I
Maya Angelou 1928-2014 Maya Angelou spoke words, wrote words, sang words, danced words, taught words. Everything she did underscored the importance of words: words to express anger, joy, sorrow. Words to connect people to their history, their past and their present. Words of wisdom to … Read MoreRemembering Maya Angelou: An Occasion for Reflecting on the Importance of Poets
Haymarket Massacre May 4 1886 Chicago May Day is celebrated on May 1 each year. The holiday has a long history in European culture, celebrated in Roman times as the Festival of (the goddess) Flora (flowers); in pagan cultures as a welcoming of spring, renewal, … Read MoreMay Day
February has been designated the month to celebrate Black History in United States of America. March has been designated the month to celebrate Women’s History in United States of America. BlackPast.org has designated every month to be a celebration of the history of Black Women … Read MoreBlack Women: A Proud Legacy
Joseph C. Price 1890 The art of debate has a long history that can be traced back to the philosophical debates of Ancient Greece. Its current history, however, goes back to the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century. Debating societies began cropping up in … Read MoreOratory and Debate
This week, the North American International Auto Show opens in Detroit, Michigan. While Detroit has been synonymous with the auto industry, both in its hey day and in its decline, there was another city where automobiles were designed and manufactured by, so far, the only … Read MoreAutomobile Design & Manufacturing: A Different History
Slavery has been a component of social and political organization since, at a least, recorded history. January 1, 2014 was the 151st anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by US President Abraham Lincoln. It has been a long struggle, in fits and starts, to end … Read MoreThe Codification of Freedom
1918-2013 I say ‘My Nelson Mandela’ because we all have an intellectual, emotional, political relationship with Nelson Mandela and all that he stood for: as a man, as a leader, as an icon. Former South Africans have a complicated relationship with their homeland and heroes, … Read MoreMy Nelson Mandela
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) holds one of the finest collections of art from Africa: The Katherine White Collection, supported by The Boeing Company. The curator of Art of Africa and Oceania is Pam McClusky. Recently, Ms. McClusky gave a talk “Take Me: Photography by … Read MorePhotography: Eyes on the Past and the Present
