Beverly Lancaster-Jones posted this on April 20th, 2010
This guest blog post is written by Beverly Lancaster-Jones, a Senior Account Supervisor at Vanguard Communications.
Today our nation mourns the passing of a true patriot – Dorothy Height. Height was among the coalition of African American leaders who pushed civil rights to the center of the American political stage after World War II, and she [...]
Chris Connelly posted this on March 1st, 2010
Marian Anderson: Barrier-Breaking Contralto
March 2010
Marian Anderson
Barrier-Breaking Contralto
“When I sing, I don’t want them to see that my face is black. I don’t want them to see that my face is white. I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless.” – Marian Anderson
Born in the heart of Philadelphia, Marian Anderson rose from [...]
Brenda Foster posted this on January 25th, 2010
Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office
The Washington Post reports that 20 percent of people may not participate in the 2010 census, even though they are legally obligated to do so. According to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, many respondents said they are too busy or uninterested to fill out [...]
Chris Connelly posted this on January 12th, 2010
Mary Travers: Social Justice Songbird
January 2010
Mary Travers
Social Justice Songbird
“We’ve always been involved with issues that deal with the fundamental human rights of people, whether that means the right to political freedom or the right to breathe air that’s clean.” – Mary Travers
The passing of Mary Travers in September 2009 marked a [...]