Their names may not be easily recognizable, but each of these Southern Ladies has left an indelible mark on American history. Their names are Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and Helen Keller.  Harriet Tubman is slated to have her face replace that of Andrew Jackson on the twenty dollar bill. Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, both natives of Alabama, will be the first women to have their faces be depicted on the Capitol grounds in Montgomery. Harriet Tubman (1820-1913) was born into

It couldn’t get a whole lot worse. For the “crime” of practicing Christian healing in accordance with the teachings of Christ Jesus, and in the presence of a violent mob, they’d been arrested, beaten, and thrown into an inner dungeon, where their feet were locked into stocks. These weren’t characters in a fictional adventure story. Paul and Silas, the two early Christians going through this extreme experience, were real people.  The Bible reports that their response was to pr

The vital lesson of the Civil Rights Movement, is that all of the people who tried to stop it are largely forgotten, while a National Holiday celebrates Civil Rights' leader Martin Luther King's Birthday.  His right hand man was Andrew Young, who was shouldered with "the dirty work" of getting things done. A gentle, singular man of infinite wisdom and undeniable integrity, Mr. Young led an remarkably diverse life.  Not only was he a key player in the Civil Rights Movement, h

It’s the most famous room in the world.  It’s where Presidents address the nation, especially in times of crisis.  It’s the room where history is made.  It’s the Oval Office in the West Wing of the White House. At one end of the Oval Office, filling in the southern curve, behind the President’s desk, are three great windows, each eleven and-a-half feet high, with special layered glass designed to stop an assassin’s bullet.  Visible through the windows is a great white marble

by Isaac Ayozie As a journalist in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, I spent several months filing stories for a news organization based in Lagos, the former capital.  Eventually, however, I lost my job due to a reorganization in the company. Of course, the situation gave rise to loss of income.  One thing led to another, and I was compelled to return to my home state of Imo  I was brokenhearted over the job loss. Shortly after, well-meaning suggestions poured in about ho

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by Ken Makin On Culture In July, my wife, young kids, and I went on a brief summer vacation to the Great Wolf Lodge in LaGrange, Georgia....

Three times daily, the church bells can be heard ringing throughout the city.  Two children wanted to see them, so their mother dutifully took them to what would become a city landmark--The Christian Science Mother Church in Boston's Back Bay. When the children--a boy and a girl--arrived at the Church, they were surprised to learn the bells were located atop the Church's massive dome--in a small, circular structure, known as the lantern.  Undaunted, they wanted to see the be

When the Founding Fathers were searching for a moral basis on which to declare independence from Britain, they looked to the writings of...

The Aug 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota saw hundreds of Minnesotans come together to support the affected...

by Mary Baker Eddy Who is thine enemy that thou shouldst love him? Is it a creature or a thing outside thine own creation?         Can...

by Mary Baker Eddy "There is immense wisdom in the old proverb, “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty.” Hannah More* said,...

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) was destined to be just another Viennese composer when he began composing the first of his nine symphonies. ...

Book Review:   A Great Improvisation, by Stacy Schiff Yet another trip across the Atlantic was the last thing Benjamin Franklin wanted...

Historian Jon Meacham was concerned for our democracy when in 2016 populist candidate Donald Trump was elected president, particularly...

The first thing you need to know about John Lewis is that he always wanted to be a preacher.  The second thing you need to know is that the goal of the 1960's Civil Rights movement--of which Lewis was a key player--was for African Americans to achieve equality before the law, as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, and that included the right to vote.  The author of this book, Jon Meacham, is a Pulitzer-Prize winning writer, who has produced a number of best-selling books, no