by Jerome Paige | Sep 22, 2020 | Featured, Guest Contributor, The 1960s Project
LINDA WILLIAMS, Ph.D. Class of 1967 I’ve gained an expanding awareness of “life’s many realities” as a result of growing up in my neighborhood and times. I’ve left Washington, D.C., and returned several times. I’ve read widely. I’m always thinking. I appreciate how...
by Jerome Paige | Sep 20, 2020 | The 1960s Project, WOJM-SM
Last week was Week 2 of “The 1960s Project.” In this project, we’re compiling reflections from those who attended high school in the 1960s. Some will have started in the late 1950s and attended high school in the 1960s. Others would have attended in the 1960s and...
by Jerome Paige | Sep 16, 2020 | Featured, Guest Contributor, The 1960s Project
SUBODH MATHUR Class of 1966 Looking back, life in India was entirely physically and socially different from my life in the United States. However, adapting to life in the US was not difficult. It has been a pleasant and rewarding journey for my family and me. However,...
by Jerome Paige | Sep 15, 2020 | Featured, Guest Contributor, The 1960s Project
DAVID LANGClass of 1966Before I arrived on Howard University’s campus in fall 1966, “black” wasn’t part of my lexicon. I was “colored” or “Negro.” In my eyes, as well as the eyes of many, I was an “ultra-conservative white wannabe.” My freshman year changed all...
by Jerome Paige | Sep 13, 2020 | Okella, The 1960s Project, WOJM-SM
What a successful “launch week” of “The 1960’s Project.” In this project, we’re compiling reflections of those who attended high school in the 1960s. Some will have started in the late 1950s and attended in the 1960s. Other would have attended in the 1960s and were...
