Do you want to share your memories of the Class of 2020? You can wish them congratulations or say good bye. Send your best wishes, memories, messages, and pictures to [email protected] .   ............................ The Class of 2020 is the class that persevered. It’s sad...

Social distancing isn’t what a lot of people are used to. It’s been odd staying home for over a month now. I’ve gotten used to it, and it will be a relief when things get back to normal, though that might be quite a while. We have all had to accept the fact that school will not start up again until...

Lights, Camera, Action: Movie Making Memories   Being creative always brought me joy. Music brings me joy and happiness. Theater brings me joy and happiness. I guess a lot of forms of art have always been very satisfying for me. But the biggest one has always been film. In my opinion, it’s...

Being quarantined for about two months has been difficult to adjust to. It's frustrating to want to help while knowing the way to help is by staying home. It feels like you are not being useful or helpful, but staying home is the best way to keep everyone safe. It lowers the risk of spreading COVID-19....

                          When we think of early African American pilots, most people typically think of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. However, there is a woman who spread the wings of flight...

                      Rochester Minnesota may not have too much to offer; however, many local organizations do offer events that will show you what it was like for blacks in the 1800’s. One specific example...

                          Resistance on a Bus    On December 1st, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a white male,...

                          At the beginning of the 19th century, through hardship and overcoming slavery, Richard Allen began the first independent black religious denomination in the United States....

                  In the middle of the film Glory Road, the Texas Western Miners were traveling to a game, but on their way, they stopped at a Southern restaurant that had a "whites only" sign on it. When one of the players needed...

                Prominent in both the declaration of independence and the constitution is the emphasis on freedom and equality. Core to the inception of a united union is the very principle that all men are created equal; however, time...