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In the News: My Second Great-Grandmother Was a Southern Outlaw—and a Slave.
2 years ago

In the News: My Second Great-Grandmother Was a Southern Outlaw—and a Slave.

“As I poured through genealogical research, dusty court documents, newspaper archives, and century-old family narratives, Missouri’s story began to unfurl. Retracing the pathways of her life, from the piedmonts of …
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In the News: Ohio Grandmother Slams Trump’s Rhetoric as ‘Punk Moves’
2 years ago

In the News: Ohio Grandmother Slams Trump’s Rhetoric as ‘Punk Moves’

“One of the things I try to teach my grandson is not to be a bully, ” the woman says. “So when you say that you are going to bomb …
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In the News: World’s Fittest Grandma Rings In Her 80th Birthday, Will Inspire You to Hit the Gym
2 years ago

In the News: World’s Fittest Grandma Rings In Her 80th Birthday, Will Inspire You to Hit the Gym

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In the News: 86-Year-Old Black Grandmother Weds Longtime Love, Goes Viral
2 years ago

In the News: 86-Year-Old Black Grandmother Weds Longtime Love, Goes Viral

“It was a lovely day,” Millie’s granddaughter, Khadija Elkharbibi, 28, tells PEOPLE. “This isn’t a typical story — most grandmothers don’t remarry or they give up on love. It’s amazing …
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In the News: Duchess Harris Shares Grandmother’s Story in Upcoming ‘Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA’
2 years ago

In the News: Duchess Harris Shares Grandmother’s Story in Upcoming ‘Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA’

“My grandfather was a professor at [the private Hampton, Virginia,-based black university] Hampton University, so that’s where my grandmother lived during World War II,” said Harris, a married mother of …
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In the News: Meet Sue Taylor, the Black Grandmother Leading the Charge to Bring Marijuana to the Elderly
2 years ago

In the News: Meet Sue Taylor, the Black Grandmother Leading the Charge to Bring Marijuana to the Elderly

“Sue Taylor is an African-American grandmother who runs three miles a day and describes her late 60s as the time of her life. She’s a retired Catholic school principal living …
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In the Arts: Adolescence I
3 years ago

In the Arts: Adolescence I

In water-heavy nights behind grandmother’s porch We knelt in the tickling grasses and whispered: Linda’s face hung before us, pale as a pecan, And it grew wise as she said: …
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IN THE NEWS: AMANDA GORMAN’S GRANDMOTHER BERTHA GAFFNEY GORMAN
3 years ago

IN THE NEWS: AMANDA GORMAN’S GRANDMOTHER BERTHA GAFFNEY GORMAN

Amanda Gorman was named the first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017 and graduated from Harvard last year with a degree in sociology. At just 22 years old, the …
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IN THE NEWS: JENNIE CELESTE PARKS WILLIAMS, GRANDMOTHER OF MLK JR.
3 years ago

IN THE NEWS: JENNIE CELESTE PARKS WILLIAMS, GRANDMOTHER OF MLK JR.

Jennie Celeste Parks was the maternal grandmother of Martin Luther King, Jr. Born in Atlanta in April 1873 to William and Fannie Parks, Jennie was one of 13 children. She …
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IN THE NEWS: KEKE PALMER WALKS THE TALK
3 years ago

IN THE NEWS: KEKE PALMER WALKS THE TALK

Keke Palmer has been many things since she was a child, including an actress, singer, and activist. On Wednesday, January 20th Keke is set to be one more thing as …
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