Tag Archives: Juneteenth
FMM 6 20 2025 Amplifying Hope
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” ~ Desmond Tutu. My thoughts have been on my childhood a lot recently. Ever since I was invited to be the guest speaker at my old primary (elementary in the US) school’s graduation, I have been reminiscing about those days […]
FMM 6 24 2022 Pebbles in a Well
“The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together” ~ William Shakespeare. I probably missed my first opportunity to star in a play by being born five days too late. Growing up in the church there are at least two big plays (which may be musicals) per year, one at […]
FMM 6 18 2021
“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.” ~ Anatole France. We all know at least one child that seems to ask a thousand questions a day. One of mine was peppering me with questions as I got ready […]
FMM 6 19 2020 Downpressor Man
“To hold a people in oppression you have to convince them first that they are supposed to be oppressed.” ~ John Henrik Clarke’ We keep saying these are strange times. But are they? Over ten years ago I was getting ready to travel to Jamaica for a week of high school reunion activities. I had […]
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