In the last two weeks, I have been so busy writing, working and learning that I’ve had little time to write my blog. So here’s a very brief update for anyone who’s following the Sister of Silence story. After the Read more…
This is how wonderful the online world can be: it can make connections between people who would never otherwise meet, providing them with resources they need. (It can also highlight the holes in your publicity department, showing where you’re missing Read more…
Last month when New York mom La’Shanda Armstrong deliberately drove her van into the Hudson River she and three of her four children died. Her oldest son, La’Shaun, survived after he escaped from the sinking vehicle and swam to shore. Read more…
Having waited more than 20 years to hear Maya Angelou speak, I was not disappointed when she appeared at West Virginia University Friday night. I doubt the author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, among many other books, Read more…
Here’s a bit of news you won’t read on The Daily Beast. My recent trip to New York had some wonderful highs and some serious lows, among which was being robbed. That’s a first for me, and one I’d rather Read more…
I hate it when I have the scoop and have to hold it–only to lose it to someone else. That’s the world of breaking news, though, and the first person who nails the story gets to run with it! Not Read more…
Lashanda Armstrong was “a happy, loving, bubbly child who would come through the door and tell you jokes to get you to laugh. She loved to dance, she loved music. She loved Beyonce!” That’s how Armstrong’s aunt, Angela Gilliam, described Read more…
Rick Shartzer was right. All I needed to do was be patient and let my hard work and perseverance pay off. “It’s only been a month,” the Cleveland school teacher said. “I know, but patience has never been my strong Read more…
Let’s face it: NPR has made its share of colossal goofs—one of which continues to unravel in public this week, even as nuclear reactors melt down in Japan. If fan (or un-fan, or hate) mail is anything to go by, Read more…
NOTE: This originally appeared as “Cassandra’s statement: July 15, 2008” and was first published several years ago. –Daleen I know some visitors to this site will be friends or even family members. Some of you will doubt the validity of Read more…