International Women’s Day: A Redux
This is a re-issue of a previous blog, with a few changes: "The Invisibility Club" As I age, I face a truth that I had sensed, though not always named.…
“How many times can you kill the same people?” —Rabbi Yaakov Bleich, Chief Rabbi of Ukraine
"A missile hit the place where Babyn Yar memorial complex is located: Once again, these barbarians are murdering the victims of Holocaust." --Andriy Yermak, Chairman of the Ukrainian Presidential Office…
“an exclusively white community, exclusively white on purpose”
Excerpts are from: African Americans built a tiny enclave on the outskirts of toney Chagrin Falls Feb. 07, 2022. Brenda Cain, Cleveland.com For me, one more example of my white privilege growing up…
Black Towns: A Symbol of Political Freedom and Economic Opportunity Post-Civil War
After writing my last blog, The victorious are the ones who get to write the stories, I was curious to learn more. For 50+ years post-Civil War, African Americans created more than fifty…
“The victorious are the ones who get to write the stories.”
--Cynthia Copeland, President of the Institute for the Exploration of Seneca Village History Seneca Village was a 19th-century settlement of mostly African American landowners in the Manhattan borough of New York…
In 1971, a Woman Could Not:
I graduated from high school in 1971. The following list is of NINE things a woman couldn’t do in 1971. In 1971 a woman could not: 1. Get a Credit…
Bambi: Bleaker Than You Thought
excerpt from the New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/24/bambi-is-even-bleaker-than-you-thought by Kathryn Schulz, Jan. 24, 2022. My dear friend, Cynthia, sounded surprised when I said, "This would make an interesting blog." See what you…
I Always Hated to Cook.
I always hated to cook. My mother loved her kitchen time. Mike and I were the clean-up crew. No problem. If not for help from an elementary school friend, thank…
I Never was a Cat Person
I never was a cat person. I would tolerate the strays my daughter regularly brought home (uggg) but never invested emotionally to any—except maybe Igby, who was tragically strangled when he…
Ode to Barbie
Barbie’s official birthday is March 9, 1959, the day she was officially introduced to the world. In its first year, 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold for $3 each. Even if you…