Destinations and Travel
I did it. I have worn the honors of honors. I have graduated from the University of Virginia. I am thankful for all the experiences, and the culmination of my studies in this celebratory day. ...
The question of ‘why’ should be used to shape every action. When asking a horse to canter, you put your outside leg back and ask for the transition. When I first learned this, I asked ...
Purposefully plodding on life’s gallery, patterned by the city weaver to bring joy to our toes. Click of leather and plastic footfalls syncopated by stature, envelop the unnoticed senses through routine. Roots ungulate stone flags ...
This story was originally published in the November 2017 issue of Richmond magazine. The holidays are all about love and family, so why do some folks feel neglected during that time? For some of our loved ...
The following excerpt from “How much is a life worth in RVA today?” by Sheila E. Battle is posted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch (richmond.com). On June 15, 1995, my sister Sharon Yvonne Jackson ...
This story was originally published in the August 2017 issue of Richmond magazine. Halfway through middle school, I asked my mother to homeschool me. She apparently thought it was a good idea, since she homeschooled me ...
I wish I’d been there earlier. It might have made all the difference. So all I can tell you is how he was murdered. Basu, Vikram Basu was an established documentary filmmaker. He had won ...
Tools are things we use to create or fix other things like furniture, toys, cars and buildings. In the process, we often use these tools to build or repair our relationships with each other as ...
Late in the afternoon on June 24th, 1992, I was having a drink with friends at the Seelbach Hotel Bar in Louisville Kentucky. I had a couple of happy hour vodka’s under my belt when ...
Monday, January 4th, 2002 Cranston, Rhode Island I was four the first time I experienced racism. It was a cloudy Monday afternoon. My mom and I stood in a graveyard. I was standing in front ...
