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“Conversations Across Generations”
Reflections on the Golden Decade of the 1960s
As I approach my 70th year, I trust my reflections of the 1960s will help you understand the legacy you are inheriting and why you must use, preserve, enhance, and transmit it to the generations that will follow you.

“Conversations Across Generations”
Ancestors to Progeny
As is typical with many genealogists like me, we hold conversations with previous generations as we study documents and conduct oral histories. We talk to our Ancestors, and they speak to us.

“Conversations Across Generations”
My Letter To My Great-Nephew, Jourdan Hamilton
What do you do? Someone asked me. “I think about the future,” I replied. While in high school, I thought about the implications of John F. Kennedy’s assassination and those of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy.

Past Influences On My Future Thinking
What do you do? Someone asked me. “I think about the future,” I replied. While in high school, I thought about the implications of John F. Kennedy’s assassination and those of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy.

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Kwanzaa 2020 Recap Of The Seven Principles
Day One Uomjo (Unity) Day Two Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) Day Three...

Kwanzaa 2020 Day 7 IMANI (FAITH)
"THE SEVENTH PRINCIPLE, IMANI (FAITH), teaches us to believe in the good and...

Kwanzaa 2020 Day 6 Kuumba (Creativity)
"The Sixth Principle, Kuumba (Creativity), uplifts and promotes the practice...

Kwanzaa 2020 Day 5 Nia (Purpose)
"The Fifth Principle, Nia (Purpose), teaches us the collective vocation of...

Kwanzaa 2020 Day 4 Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
"The Fourth Principle, Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), lifts up and promotes...

Kwanzaa 2020 Day 3 Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)
"The Third Principle, Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) speaks to the...

Kwanzaa 2020 Day 2 Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
"The Second Principle, Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), teaches us we must...