Affirmative Action as we know it has served its original purpose; without revision it will ultimately perpetuate the racism and oppression that it was designed to destroy. The original purpose of Affirmative Action is to […]
Various artifacts, stories and a 12 minute film trace America’s struggle from the earliest beginnings of slavery through the Civil War unto reconstruction after the attainment of freedom at the Underground Railroad Freedom Center. One […]
Lagos is modern day port city located in Nigera. Lagos is one of the most highly populated cities all over the globe. According to the growth patterns all over the globe and the city, it […]
As any cruiser knows, besides the mandatory rum drinks, music is an important part of any Caribbean charter. Whether you are listening to your own collection, music from other cruisers in your anchorage, or local […]
Central America is mostly mountainous,with the large Sierra Madre range dominating the landscapes of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Farther south, smaller ranges, including the Cordillera de Talamanca and the Serrania de Tabasara, rise in […]
Until a few days ago, if you had asked me to tell you about Sierra Leone, I would have had to think long and hard to tell you much about this West African country. I […]
Why do some call the U.S., “The greatest country on earth?” Answer by John D. Gleissner Because some of us believe it’s true. We’ve got: (1) The world’s oldest written constitution that enshrines and guarantees […]
The On Leong Tong in Chinatown started warring in 1899 with the smaller Hip Sing and Four Brothers Tongs, who had joined forces against the powerful On Leong, in a battle for the immense illegal […]
The harrowing scenes of bodies and survivors being pulled from the Mediterranean was proof, if any was needed, of the lengths these migrants will go to find sanctuary in Europe. The estimated death toll of […]
The worldwide used versatile vegetable called okra is characterized by green color, elongated and tapering ridged pods infused with double row of seeds and slimy texture when cut open. This integral member of the cotton […]
The history of rum is inseparably linked to the Sea and its legacy is traced through the naval explorations of the sixteenth century, the slave trade and the seafaring tales of the pirates who made […]
Last year marked the two hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in America. The 1807 statute that effected it is entitled “An Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves into any Port […]
There are several misconceptions about the Atlantic slave trade but the worst misconception is that Africans sold their own people into slavery. This statement implies that parents sold their children into slavery; husbands sold their […]
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