We focus on education through a lens that surpasses what we learn in school. We have stories about people doing amazing things to cultivate lifelong learning and to champion our thirst for wisdom. Reverend Anne Saunders was called to be a minister in the early 1980s. Her journey as a teacher, a wife, a mother, caretaker to her parents, and as a minister is one of profound faith. Barbara Lloyd McMichael writes about the launch of her pilot project “Tempests and Teapots” that explores lesser known facts in American Colonial History. Stay tuned for a presentation of “Tempests and Teapots,” coming soon in your neck of the woods. Our book review, How To Know A Person by David Brooks, probes how we can learn to expand our emotional intelligence by giving other people a chance to be seen and heard. Yonkers Historian Mary Hoar writes about prominent journalist, author and activist John Edward Bruce who is long overdue to receive a stone of substance. –Patricia Vaccarino
The Hymn in her Heart by Patricia Vaccarino
Rev. Anne Saunders almost died when she was a child. Scarlet fever ran rampant, afflicting children everywhere, regardless of the color of their skin or how much money their families had. Anne Saunders was so sick that her father was told that if he took her to the hospital, she wouldn’t be alive when she got there.
Lifelong learning “brews” up new insights by Barbara Lloyd McMichael
This autumn Barbara Lloyd McMichael is debuting her “Tempests and Teapots” program, which includes a lively PowerPoint presentation, tea-tasting, and micro-readings by participants of historical letters and documents from that era. Learn more about hidden Colonial America!
A Stone Suitable for a Great Man: John Edward Bruce by Mary Hoar
Prolific journalist and author John Edward Bruce lay in an unmarked grave at Oakland Cemetery in Yonkers for 100 years. The James H. Farrell Lodge #34, Prince Hall Masons, recognized the injustice of this important, talented man going unrecognized; they arranged to have a temporary marker placed on his grave. The lodge is now raising funds for a permanent stone.
Understanding the Fear of the U.S. Becoming an Authoritarian State by Nick J. Licata
Across the political spectrum, there are concerns and predictions that the US government could become authoritarian. A shared theme is that power will be concentrated at the top and not originate from below.
A Month of Upheaval by Robin Lindley
Robin Lindley recently interviewed presidential historian, History News Network founder, and award-winning author Rick Shenkman on the recent tumultuous weeks of the 2024 campaign for president.
UNITED OR DIE: “The Future Lies Ahead” is the final essay in a five-part series by Dr. Peter Corning. He argues that a Global Governance Initiative must be launched as a driver in global politics to meet our growing crisis.
Book Review: How to Know a Person by David Brooks
Emotional intelligence is not something we learn in school, and some of us have greater awareness and more emotional intelligence than others. Brooks gives us a wonderful opportunity to learn how to develop the capacity for generosity by being fully present and listening. –Patricia Vaccarino