Archive for June 2017

You May Not Be As White As You Think You Are

Over the past few years, testing to determine one’s ethnic ancestry has become very popular. The websites, Ancestry.com, and 23 and Me, have made testing one’s DNA fairly affordable and two television shows, Finding Your Roots and Who Do You Think You Are have helped fuel interest in the subject. I took one of the... Read more »
By CherylJ,
June 28, 2017 at 4:02 pm • 

A Covert Example of Racial Harmony

Growing up on Chicago’s South Side, no summer vacation was complete without a family trip to Michigan. Usually those trips were to one of the small towns which dot Michigan’s western shore. In the southwestern part of Michigan is a small town with an interesting history. As early as the 1860s, this frontier town had... Read more »
By CherylJ,
June 21, 2017 at 2:46 pm • 

Black Lives Matter, TOO !

In neighborhoods across Evanston, on the front lawns of many homes are signs which read: Hate Has No Home Here; Here We Believe (followed by a list of statements which the residents support), or a stark black and white sign with capital letters which reads, Black Lives Matter. There are even large Black Lives Matter... Read more »
By CherylJ,
June 14, 2017 at 11:24 am • 
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Some Interesting Facts on the 50th Anniversary of the Loving Decision

Today it has been 50 years since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all laws barring interracial marriages in Loving vs. Virginia. The couple at the center of that dispute, Richard and Mildred Loving, had to travel to Washington, D.C. to get married in 1958. When they returned to Virginia, they were arrested as interracial... Read more »
By CherylJ,
June 12, 2017 at 3:15 pm • 

Truly an Unsung American Hero - Lyndon Baines Johnson

Recently I visited the LBJ (Lyndon Baines Johnson) presidential library located on the University of Texas campus in Austin. What a delightful experience that was! Lyndon B. Johnson was the 35th president of the United States, assuming and leaving office during tumultuous times in America. It is precisely because his years in office were overshadowed... Read more »
By CherylJ,
June 7, 2017 at 2:25 pm •