Contributing Writer: Aubrie Edmond Coming home for the summer after being on my own for a while is a strange feeling. Waking up in my childhood bedroom every morning is jarring, I feel like I’m being jolted back in time. It always hits me like a truck that I’m older, it’s the first thing that I think of each time I wake up. I start … Continue reading Growing Up
By Damita Miller-Shanklin I have been a reader since I was a child. It startedwith my mama reading a book of my choiceevery night before I went to bed. Reading hasalways been a part of my life. My life withoutbooks would be like coffee without sugar. I carrya book in my backpack so when I stop for lunchor I’m under the hair dryer at the … Continue reading ARE YOU READING BANNED BOOKS?
By Damita Miller-Shanklin You may remember Ms. Olyvia Green from our issue back in 2018. She was the first Black teacher at Pease Elementary. I reached out to her again because she is an Educator and I wanted to get her opinion about the school related issues in our country and black communities related to book bans, erasing of our history and more. I have … Continue reading March Feature: The Importance of Our Education and History
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