Happy 60th birthday to Ruby Bridges! As a six-year-old, Ruby Bridges famously became the first African American child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in the South. When the 1st grader walked to William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960 surrounded by a team of U.S. Marshals, she was met by a vicious mob shouting and throwing objects at her. One of the federal marshals, Charles Burks, who served on her escort team, recalls Bridges' courage in … [Read more...]
A Celebration of Ruby Bridges!
September 9, 2014 by Team Celebration
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“88 Books That Shaped America”, LOC ~ Celebration exhibition June 25 – Sept 29th
July 18, 2012 by Team Celebration
“Books That Shaped America” The Library of Congress –the world’s largest repository of knowledge and information–is beginning its multiyear “Celebration of the Book” with an exhibition, “Books That Shaped America,” opening June 25. The exhibition is part of a larger series of programs, symposia and other events that explore the important and varied ways that books influence our lives. The “Books That Shaped America” exhibition will be on view from June 25 through Sept. 29 in the … [Read more...]
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Louise Hay is Taking Action in AUGUST!
July 31, 2011 by admin
IN THIS ISSUE | August 2011 INSPIRATION Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self by Sir David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. FOCUS ON A HAY HO-- USE AUTHOR Dr. Gardner C. Taylor’s Faith in the Fire PONDER THIS! Seeds of Freedom by Heather Marie Wilson SELF-HELP ADVICE Find Your Life Purpose by Doreen Virtue ON DEMAND Stressbusters: Shift Happens with Robert Holden SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS Author Lectures, Workshops and Live Online … [Read more...]
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