The Church That Love Built: AME Church, Charleston
This past month the AME church in Charleston, South Carolina proved it has become the church that love built. This 199-year-old house of worship exhibits a rich history. Founded in
What Was It Like to Be a Slave?
Do kids really understand what it meant to be a slave in America? Probably not. Yes, they learn about slavery and the Civil War in history class, but they are
Selma: A Profile in Courage
On our flight home from a most delightful trip to Ireland, I watched the movie Selma. Some controversy surrounded this film. President Linden Johnson was portrayed as a reluctant advocate
A Lion with Hearing Aids
Four-year-old Anthony wears hearing aids. So does his stuffed animal, Leo the Lion. Anthony's audiologist, Dr. Ross, gave him the lion and a book about Leo. Leo struggled to hear
Let’s Give History a Heartbeat Through Fiction
Well, here I am at Neil Armstrong Elementary School sharing about slavery and the Underground Railroad. When I first started writing Dark Enough to See the Stars, I little realized how my book,