Georgia

Bright lights and a lighted runway is the perfect combination for a fashion show, but not last weekend. It set the stage for the 23rd Annual Hall of Fame Weekend for the Competition of Black College Queens. This wonderful event took place on Sat., Sept. 27, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency on 265 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA. 30303 at 7p.m. Honorable Glenda Hatchett was the Mistress of Ceremonies.  Read More »

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This weekend I was on a round-trip to Los Angeles and back. This morning, as my father and I made our way down from our hotel room to the breakfast lounge, the TV was tuned to a news station, the marquee on the bottom of the screen reading “RUSSIA INVADES GEORGIA” in capital, bold letters.  Read More »

"The language and culture in which people educate their young say a lot about the world they expect their kids to grow up in" (Owen Matthews).  Read More »

I remember a time in my childhood when my parents insisted on dragging me around to every one of their social events. I found them quite boring especially because a twelve year olds mind tends to wander frequently. While my parents were talking to their Georgian friends at the dinner table, I was thinking of all the better things I could be doing at that time.  Read More »

So what is the deal with us third culture kids? Do you even know what it means to be a third culture child? My life, my childhood, has been filled with obstacles and hardships that many Americans just don't understand or even want to understand. Why is it that many people's eyes glaze over when I begin to tell of life outside the United States?  Read More »

Georgia's State Board of Education has passed a new standard for public education. Starting with the 2008-2009 freshman class, high school students will be required to have four years of math and science. (Students already in high school will not be affected)  Read More »