Juneteenth
I know I’m late because today is the seventeenth, but … Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, […]
I know I’m late because today is the seventeenth, but … Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, […]
Boston:
‘We’re raising young people who are, by and large, historically illiterate,” David McCullough tells me on a recent afternoon in a quiet meeting room at the Boston Public Library. Having lectured at more than 100 colleges and universities over the past 25 years, he says, “I know how much these young people—even at the most esteemed institutions of higher learning—don’t know.” Slowly, he shakes his head in dismay. “It’s shocking.”
Finding a title for this section is difficult. I was looking something catchy like “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” But at the end of the trip, I realize that this bus is exactly what I prayed for in 1965 – a psalm to diversity. We are black, white, Chinese, married, and single.