One thing that came as a complete surprise to me when I took the Grand Circle Travel trip Let Freedom Ring: A Civil Rights Journey, was the role Jackson State University took in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, the fight for justice, and how the struggle thee continues today. In fact, everything aboutContinue reading “Understanding Southern Justice on a Civil Rights Journey in Mississippi”
Monthly Archives: December 2022
Letting Freedom Ring: Understanding the Struggle for Freedom in the Deep South
Author Henry Miller once wrote, ” One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” That was certainly the case when I took the Grand Circle Travel trip Let Freedom Ring: A Civil Rights Journey. Of the 48 states I have visited, getting a full dose of the struggles of theContinue reading “Letting Freedom Ring: Understanding the Struggle for Freedom in the Deep South”
Meeting the Maasai Tribes of East Africa: A Diamond in the Rough
I don’t live an ordinary life. I have been blessed to be able to travel the world, so I live an extraordinary one. I was reminded of this when I took the Overseas Adventure Travel trip Safari Serengeti. The pre-trip to the Maasai Mara game reserve and meeting and learning about this distinct tribe ofContinue reading “Meeting the Maasai Tribes of East Africa: A Diamond in the Rough”