“The Connection Between Us”, Episode 4 is now available! In this episode, I continue sharing the story of my ancestors who survived the brutalities of slavery and shedding light on the present condition of our country. We need to heal the wounds of our nation and find common ground. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/KspSkDw9Exb
Tag: overcoming
Overcoming: Finding Resilience in the Face of Adversity
In my previous blog I wrote about “overcoming”—and how we, as a nation, still have quite a lot to overcome. I do not want to minimize the progress we’ve made up to this point, for it’s been great in many ways. But there’s still more work to be done. Changing the conditions of a society…
Our Nation’s Defining Moment: one hundred and sixty years ago (1861)—the Rise of the Civil War
“Slavery”—seems like just yesterday…..because it (kind of) was. It was just a short time ago, the day we were forced to fight a war with our fellow countrymen: brother against brother; father against son; South against North. It may seem long ago, the days when slavery was a business and a way of life—but 160…
Jahnavi Foster, CEC 