Mobsters – The Cotton Club

October 23, 2021 by edd In specialty-coffee-green-coffee-beansTags: gangsters

THE BLACKS WERE ON THE STAGE. THE WHITES WERE AT THE TABLES. THE MOBSTERS WERE BEHIND THE SCENES. AND SOMEHOW THE MAGIC TOUCHED THEM ALL – Jim Haskins – “The Cotton Club.” In the 1890’s, Harlem was the land speculator’s dream. The elevated railroad lines that had been extended to 129th Street in Manhattan, had transformed the area from the hinterlands to what was called “The Great Migration.” At the time, black families lived mostly in the area between Thirty-Seventh Read More

The Consequences of Loss of Identity

October 21, 2021 by edd In specialty-coffee-green-coffee-beansTags: gangsters

Parents need to do more to uphold their identities and keep their place as Guardians, carers, and most of all role models, not only to their children but also to the entire society. This has become increasingly important because the impact of good parenting is gradually fading out of our entire system and forcing us to seek replacements and other derivatives. It is now so prevalent to have parents entrust so much autonomy in their kids, as regards the duties Read More