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Voices of Civil Rights Stories
The AARP's page, Voices of Civil Rights, encourages its readers to leave their parents and...
The Things She Carried: Treasures of the Mundane
She always called it her “old lady bag.” When my mother in law’s purse wore out, after 10 or 15 years of hard use, she asked for another one. It was not easy to find. Black, sturdy, short handles to be gripped with the hand rather than slung over the shoulder.
A question and a story
Marjorie Turner Hollman tells the story of her father writing a book of his life stories.
Life’s Stories
How you arrange the plot points of your life into a narrative can shape who you are—and is a fundamental part of being human.
The True Story of “Hidden Figures,” the Forgotten Women Who Helped Win the Space Race
A new book and movie document the accomplishments of NASA’s black “human computers” whose work was...
Aunt Mania’s Magic Slippers
Artwork by Sefira Ross "I was an orphan. And I was shoeless." Miriam Paltiel Nevel tells the story...