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August 17, 2013September 14, 2016 tonihistory, photo, political, social, war

Contrast: Jefferson Davis and brother Joseph Davis – who empowered slaves

Joseph Emory Davis A word about an amazing man, Joseph Davis.  His brother was Jefferson Davis, future President of the Confederacy.  He had a plantation, owned slaves, and was successful.   […]

August 5, 2013 toniArt, history, painting, political, social, video, war

a 3D tour of Picasso’s Guernica

Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians. This work has gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the tragedies of […]

July 21, 2013 tonianniversary, photo, writer

"The Most Interesting Man in the World"…editing aug2014

He is “The Most Interesting Man in the World”. Those Dos Equis ads were modeled after his mythos. writing in camp in Kenya Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – […]

July 16, 2013 tonianniversary, history, military, photo, Science, video

Apollo 11, The Eagle

On July 16, 1969, an event that captivated the world.  Apollo 11 launched the first mission that landed humans on the moon. The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to […]

July 12, 2013 tonianniversary, history, military, photo, war

Medal of Honor

July 12,  in 1862, US Congress authorized the Medal of Honor. This one was awarded to Sergeant Major Christian Fleetwood, 4th U. S. Colored Troops, for heroism on the field of battle in […]

July 9, 2013January 19, 2016 tonihistory, social, writer

Due process and equality

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868. It granted #citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the #United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. In addition, […]

July 4, 2013 tonianniversary, history, war, writer

Opening of battle at Gettysburg in poem

The Opening of the Battle of Gettysburg by Laura Searing (Howard Glyndon) text Laura Redden Searing (1839-1923) was a deaf poet and journalist.   In 1861, Laura Redden Searing was sent by the St. Louis […]

July 1, 2013September 12, 2014 toniArt, artist, Photography

nude by fireplace | James Van Der Zee

  Please check out some of  James Van Der Zee works in  Metropolitan Museum of Art Collections. And the exhibit in Naratives in African American Art and Identity. James Van Der […]

June 25, 2013 toniArt, photo, social

Where Children Sleep at Night Around the World

A book and photography, Where Children Sleep by James Mollison. Very thoughtful and interesting photographs of the places children sleep. They range from cheery bedrooms, huts, and trash. These images, […]

May 28, 2013 tonianniversary, photo, war

Memorial Day

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