Sylvia Bell White was raised with 12 brothers in Louisiana, a state that didn’t provide schools for African American children through the 1940s. She went north as a teenager, dreaming of a nursing career and a freedom defined in part by wartime rhetoric about American ideals. In Milwaukee she and her brothers persevered through racial rebuffs and discrimination to find work. Barred by both her gender and color from employment in the city’s factories, Sylvia scrubbed floors, worked as a nurse’s aide, and took adult education courses.
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Former First Lady Rosylnn Carter said, “There are four kinds of people in the world: Those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers. Cornwall intersperses real life stories from 86 interviews and hundreds of personal conversations with advice on how to approach the critical issues and decisions facing a cancer caregiver.
Surviving Mama: Overcoming Strained Mother-Daughter Relationships. An Adult Daughter's Guide.11/18/2013 Dr. Thompson, a psychologist and professional life coach, takes readers on a journey that teaches them how to dissolve Mama’s negative influence while cherishing her positive impact. It is a tool of universal application for self-discovery and healing for women of all ages. It empowers women to discard old resentments that may be locking them into unproductive cycles.
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It’s that time again, time to gather with those we love and repeat the valued traditions that affirm who we are, who we belong to and what is genuinely important.
African Americans have always honored the traditions of family, food, song and spirituality. So Thanksgiving and Christmas are ripe with memories that bridge our past to the present. Traditions bind families and friends, creating a connectedness that transitions even life itself. Experts say that it is also during these activities that family beliefs and values are transferred as children witness the importance of friendship, unity and sharing. |
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