A recent visit to East St. Louis, I’ll., yielded highs and lows. Jazz musician ancestor Miles Davis grew up in the deep South…that is, southern Illinois. Nearby Davis’ boyhood home are stark images of ravaged homes such as this one I captured while riding in the back seat of a SUV. What are you capturing?Continue reading “Documenting the Boyhood Hometown of a Legendary Jazz Musician”
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FREEBIE Friday! Websites Work!
Mexican Ancestry is the most interesting
“Weeping Time” 162 years ago: Largest Slave Sale
Time travels: Scorpion delicasies, African beaches and whiny tourists
Photo: Bishop Laurent Mbanda; his wife Chantal Mbanda; very successful businesswoman and me in Rwanda during his installation celebration When I give myself time to travel to ‘far away’ places around the globe, I rest and observe and learn. It is my time to research and to be at peace. No matter how hectic itContinue reading “Time travels: Scorpion delicasies, African beaches and whiny tourists”