Category: American History
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How Creativity and Social Responsibility Inspired 5 Memorable Moments | Aberjhani Author-Poet-Literary-Consultant | LinkedIn
“Rainbows introduce us to reflections of different beautiful possibilities so we never forget that pain and grief are not the final options in life.“ —Aberjhani Measuring the success of a given year by the percentage of profits gained or lost is a sensible enough practice for many individuals and an…
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Citizens of Newark Honor City and Historian Clement Alexander Price
Clement Alexander Price (photo by Nick Romanenko and Rutgers Magazine) The celebration held at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, on November 14, 2014, honored the city itself as much as it did the life of historian Clement Alexander Price, who passed on November 5. “Everything he touched he…
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Savannah Community Marks 100th Anniversary of Group’s Legacy of Knowledge
Cultural arts advocate Dessie Baker and librarian Mark Darby discuss new historical marker for the 100-year-old Carnegie Branch Library in Savannah, Georgia. (photograph by Aberjhani) Among those assembled on the lawn beside the majestic front steps of the library, located at 537 East Henry Street, were: Senator Lester G.…
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Notebook on Michael Brown, Kajieme Powell, and W.E.B. Du Bois (part 1 of 2)
“No one seems to think it significant that upon the policemen’s arrival Kajieme Powell possibly had reason to fear for his life and reacted in a manner consistent with his disability.” ––Article excerpt (Aberjhani) “Democracy is not a gift of power, but a reservoir of knowledge.” –– from The Wisdom…