It is Nostalgia – As a child growing up in the south, this was the day that all of my extended family would get together. People were able to get vacation from work for the holiday. We looked forward to my Aunt Grace traveling from New York and my Uncle Bill and his family travelingContinue reading “What Is The 4th of July to This Slave Descendent”
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WAH-DE-MEL-UHN!!! A slice of refreshment and a symbol of Black economic ingenuity
Watermelon is a sign of summer. I love it! I could eat watermelon every day of the year if it were available. When I was a child my Daddy, G. H. ‘Shorty’ Lewis, grew watermelons, among other things, in his backyard garden. On a hot summer day you could go into the back yard andContinue reading “WAH-DE-MEL-UHN!!! A slice of refreshment and a symbol of Black economic ingenuity”
