Slavery on Wall Street

When I learned that the African Burial Ground had been discovered in New York City, I began to follow and research the story. In October 1991, the excavation crew for a new $275 million federal building on lower Broadway unearthed 419 human skeletons, the remains of a small fraction of the slaves who had built much of the city, including the wall that once defined Wall Street. In the 17th- and 18th-centuries, that site had been part of a cemetery where the bodies of more than 15,000 black people rested.

How to Raise a Savvy and Confident Kid

Parents want their children to know how to handle themselves in dangerous situations with sketchy people and they want them to feel confident and have a healthy sense of self-esteem.

Danger expert and author CJ Scarlet shares 3 ways you can prepare your child to thrive in this sometimes-scary world of ours.

Health, Lifestyle, Personal Development, PublishingKarynne SummarsMay 9, 2020children, bullying, kids, badassgrandma, cjscarlet, author, books, parentingComment

America's Hidden Stories: The Other Madisons

Dr. Bettye Kearse, the author of The Other Madisons is a retired pediatrician who recently published her book The Other Madisons, which is a tale that Bettye Kearse was literally born to tell. As she journeys in search of her deepest, most painful family roots, she unfurls an intensely personal tale that is also a quintessentially American story. Confronting colonialism and cruelty, power and its abuse, the silencing of slaves and the fraught complexity of intertwined nations and individual lives, The Other Madisons crafts a new kind of record, one that illuminates the power of a woman taking charge of her own truth.

Daring To Live A New Life

In 2012, Sheri Hunter’s life took a dramatic and unexpected turn when at the age of 50 her husband of 21 years suddenly died of a heart attack. As anyone who went through the passing of a loved one can imagine, her entire world fell apart and the profound grief catapulted her into depression.

In her book Daring To Live, Sheri is taking audiences into her true-life story of loss, grief, friendship and empowerment.

I AM - Celebrating the Perfect Imperfect

Over the past 7 years, award-winning photographer Angelika Buettner has captured tasteful nude photography of 121 women aged 40 to 99 years old with the goal of empowering women and portraying ageless authentic beauty.

During her career as a professional beauty and fashion photographer, Angelika has seen the lack of mature women being represented in the industry and how stereotypes about aging and beauty are still very much present.

Cool Ways To Celebrate International Women's Day 2020

We’ve come a long way, ladies but there’s still room for improvement. The future is female!

This year’s theme for International Women's Day is, I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women's Rights. The theme is in alignment with UN Women's new multigenerational campaign, Generation Equality.

Teaching Your Kids Financial Responsibility At An Early Age

Can you imagine your children or your grandchildren don’t ask for money, ask you to buy them things or take them to different places because they have their own money they work really hard for? And can you see them financially independent from a young age?

It’s too good to be true? That’s exactly what I envisioned when I was pregnant with my twin boys Jason and Matthew 15 years ago and surprisingly my imagination became a reality because I believed in those dreams and pursued them incessantly. By Sunny Istar Lee

Don't Be Ashamed of Your Story - Others May Be Inspired By It

Don’t be ashamed of your story. Your story is not you and your past doesn’t define you. Many great movies have been made from inspiring stories. Why not yours?

Lifestyle, Personal Development, PublishingKarynne SummarsJanuary 21, 2020truelifestory, personal growth, writing, books, filmComment

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