Love Out Loud

01/09/2013

“History is a clock that people use to tell the cultural and political time of day. It is also a compass that people use to find themselves on the map of human geography.” – John Henrik Clarke

12/20/2012

Congratulations to President Obama for being selected the 2012 Time Person of the Year. http://poy.time.com/2012/12/19/person-of-the-year-barack-obama/

12/20/2012

"Our fight against human trafficking is one of the great human rights causes of our time...[and] we can draw strength from the movements of the past." --President Barack Obama

Join us on February 11 for a national conversation for high school students on the lessons we can learn from 19th century abolition to end human trafficking: http://s.si.edu/geUC3 Please click "share" to share this post with educators you know!

Artifact information: This medallion was first made in 1787. It was a popular icon in the British movement for the abolition of the slave trade in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The text "Am I not a man and a brother" appears across the top.

12/11/2012

SAY IT LOUD...I'm black & I'm proud!

Why doesn't anyone ever quote these words by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

03/10/2012

The importance of cultural diversity has been lost in our society. Anyone who advocates for a unique sense of cultural identity is most often labeled, "racist." To say, "sure i'm apart of the dominant anglo-american culture, but I also apart of my own culture" is seen as stirring. The thing to say today is that, "we are all one people and that we should all get together and live in one love, peace and harmony. Well, isn't it equally racist when the dominant culture demands the smaller to abandon their traditions and ways.

02/20/2012

Special thanks go out to some awesome area businesses that played a major sponsorship role in the Corkscrews & Canvas wine tasting event ...please show your love and shop with them! They are Oscar's Wines & Spirits, Gigi's Cupcakes, Cherished Memories, The Suit Shop, All Pro Bail Bonding (C.L. Hoyle) & Exclusive Smokes

02/19/2012

02/19/2012

Two beauties with brains!

02/19/2012

The beautiful, talented and my friend...Ms. Barbara Jones

02/19/2012

The Corkscrews & Canvas Wine Tasting was awesome! Thanks to all who came out and participated and thanks to those that worked hard to make this very first cultural event a great success!

01/27/2012

Urban Tupelo presents the first annual wine tasting event...and you are invited! pass it on...