Apr 04 2022
Poet and activist Maya Angelou was born on this day April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. Awaking in New York Curtains forcing their will against the wind,children sleep,exchanging dreams with seraphim. The citydrags itself awake on subway straps; andI, an alarm, awake as a rumor of war,lie stretching into dawn, unasked and unheeded. -Maya Angelou
Jun 18 2021
Now recognized as the official national holiday Juneteenth National Independence Day as of Thursday, June 17, 2021, this is a very happy Juneteenth. Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day, and traditionally celebrated on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It originated in Galveston, Texas, after Union Major General Gordon Granger announced …