July 2nd, 2026, by Tracy L. Moore It’s been said that the Statue of Liberty was a birthday gift to the United States from the people of France in 1886 to celebrate American independence from the British (1776) as well as to celebrate the friendship between both countries. However, DID YOU KNOW that it was […]
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June 19, 2026 As the years go by, on this 19th day of June, it has become sacred for me, a day of Jubilee – a feast of celebration, of freedom. Even before it was made a federal holiday in 2021 by former President Joe Biden, I was aware of its history. It is also
Memorial Day has its origins in “Decoration Day,” created by former slaves, and was held in Charleston, South Carolina on May 1, 1865. This was to honor 257 dead Union Soldiers who had been buried in a mass grave in a Confederate prison camp. Although President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, it
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During any day of the year, but especially this time of year when the birth of Jesus is supposedly celebrated, overshadowed by #commercialism and greedy, grubby hands reaching and grabbing for empty toys and trinkets and even relationships that are soon discarded….. because they don’t fill or satisfy the emptiness of a VOID that can
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I read another post on LinkedIn today; this time it was regarding failure and loss in the workplace. Oftentimes, winning is so overrated that we may overlook the lessons learned when we “fail.” Since 1984, I have been blessed to be gainfully employed, able to take care of my family and raise my children to
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I read a post today on LinkedIn about aging parents and I found myself pondering how it has affected my own life. After reading the post, I responded with my own thoughts I have yet to share with anyone, especially my family members. I know this all too well.For me, it is an honor and
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After watching a clip of a young man in a gym encouraging a young lady who felt her abdomen was always bloated and fat, I was encouraged by his words of wisdom. He explained to her where her uterus was in relation to the stomach and intestines. When she eats, the food in the intestines
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POV – point of viewIMOW – in my own words I see race! Yup, I said it. Why ? Because God sees us all! To those who say they don’t it’s his or her opinion. But what that means is that the person who believes this, has in a sense relegated me to being #invisible
Sunday, 12-26-1998 **First dedication to the memory of Nettie L. Davis (Sunrise: 1927 – Sunset: 1998) ***Second dedication to the memory of Vitalis Medina (Sunrise: 1940 – Sunset: 2023) Although I met Ma Nettie sometime after May 1984, It was as if I had known her all of my life. (We both worked for the
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