Feature: SHARON CLERMONT: A BLACK WOMAN VETERAN

Thanks for Your Service Our United States Military protects our country, our freedoms and our rights. Within this work are many women who stand beside their fellow men every day making sacrifices to be a part of the bigger picture of getting an education, travel and a future career.  I spoke with Sharon Clermont about her time in the Air Force and this is what … Continue reading Feature: SHARON CLERMONT: A BLACK WOMAN VETERAN

Eliza Edwards: A Snapshot of Memories from a Black Woman Air Force Veteran

By Damita Miller-Shanklin Eliza Edwards is a veteran of the United States Air Force. She shares a small snapshot about her time in the military. This is what she had to say during our conversation. Edwards remember graduating from high school wondering what was ROTC about but decided to go to college. After graduating from college feeling lost and stuck Edwards decided to explore what … Continue reading Eliza Edwards: A Snapshot of Memories from a Black Woman Air Force Veteran

Finding Her Way: Thoroughfares

Aubrie Edmond, Contributing Writer This weekend I flew home from California for the first time since I’ve lived there. I had one layover in LAX, and of course I was three hours early to my flight out of SMF. There’s something about airports that I love. Maybe it’s the people watching, or maybe it’s the unique melange of chaos and novelty, the rare feeling of … Continue reading Finding Her Way: Thoroughfares

Willie Williams to be Inducted into the Southwestern College Leaders in Service Hall of Fame

by Charles Osen Two Southwestern College graduates and one retired faculty will be inducted into the Southwestern College Leaders in Service Hall of Fame for the Social Sciences on Friday, April 19, as part of the college’s celebration of Founders Day Weekend.  Willie Williams, Austin, is one of the inductees. Williams, a 1968 graduate of Southwestern College, has over 50 years of experience in the … Continue reading Willie Williams to be Inducted into the Southwestern College Leaders in Service Hall of Fame

Have You Heard of Dr. Sebi?

Christina G. -Contributing Writer If you are someone who has researched healthier ways of eating, it is likely you have come across the teachings of Alfredo Bowman, affectionately known as Dr. Sebi. Dr. Sebi was an African man born in Honduras in 1933. In various videos of Dr. Sebi found on YouTube, he recounts how he came upon the knowledge he later shared with the … Continue reading Have You Heard of Dr. Sebi?