I’ve previously written about “boss lady” Clara Mabry. In looking at the historical record to learn more about this formidable character, who I believe to be my… Read more “Clara Mabry and The Freedmen’s Bureau”
Category: Book Books Booooks
DNA Memory|The Very Idea…
Imagine that we are carrying every memory from our ancestors in the code of our DNA. That’s the premise of DNA memory and it is a fascinating… Read more “DNA Memory|The Very Idea…”
The Brewingtons of Sampson County, North Carolina
Mattie Brewington Braswell (1883-1952) was my great-grandmother. Born in Wayne County, North Carolina to free persons of color, the only thing that I knew about her (other… Read more “The Brewingtons of Sampson County, North Carolina”
There’s More: High on the Hog
Regarding Netflix’s limited series, High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America, here’s a deep-dive of web links and recommendations from the show. High on… Read more “There’s More: High on the Hog”
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
By all means, whenever you get an opportunity—be sure to watch Netflix’s High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. This limited series, which features… Read more “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America”
Regarding the 4th
I humbly present this previously posted writing to you now, on this eve of July 4, 2021: The 4th of July has come and gone. My original… Read more “Regarding the 4th”
Book Recommendation: All That She Carried THE JOURNEY OF ASHLEY’S SACK, A BLACK FAMILY KEEPSAKE By TIYA MILES
Book of the Times, a New York Times book review recently spotlighted this wonderfully important work by Professor of History Radcliffe Alumnae Professor, Tiya Miles. This work… Read more “Book Recommendation: All That She Carried THE JOURNEY OF ASHLEY’S SACK, A BLACK FAMILY KEEPSAKE By TIYA MILES”
Book Recommendation: The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
I am in the process of reading this very important book and thought to share it here. There will be a book discussion with Yvette Carnell on… Read more “Book Recommendation: The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism”
The Genealogy Situation Room 