The past two weeks I’ve been in my hometown, Albany, Georgia, and today marked the 96th anniversary of my late father’s birth. Most fittingly, I spent the morning in Plains, Georgia — a 45-minute drive from Albany — at the Maranatha Baptist Church; the home church of President Jimmy Carter and Former First Lady Rosalynn.… Continue reading President Jimmy Carter: “Become a dutiful giver”
Month: September 2017
Must-see Film ~ Screening in Albany, Georgia: Tuesday, 9/12/17
Albany Civil Rights Institute Presents Award-Winning Civil Rights Documentary & Discussion Featuring Several Black Albanians, Filmmaker The Albany Civil Rights Institute will present an award-winning civil rights film, featuring multiple black Albanians, who fought on the front lines of the bloodiest campaign of the entire Civil Rights Movement. The Institute will present the hour-long… Continue reading Must-see Film ~ Screening in Albany, Georgia: Tuesday, 9/12/17
Wisconsin Skies
Greetings from the land of cheese, corn fields and restroom door art that looks nothing like me. Traveling along Hwy 29 into Chippewa Falls, we were mesmerized by the early September skies ~ like driving through a Renaissance painting. Delicious sandwiches at Marieke Gouda Farm in Thorp, Wisconsin.