Keep your eyes on the prize. If you want something enough, you’ll never, ever lose sight of that goal. You’ll do what it takes to achieve it, letting it linger […]
Author Archives: Terri Schlichenmeyer OW Contributor
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Book Review: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘On Love’
Turn the volume up, please. You need it louder because this is something you’ve been waiting to hear. You need to listen very closely; these words mean a great deal […]
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‘The Barn’ reveals secret history of Mississippi murder
You’ve driven past it so many times, that you haven’t actually seen it in ages.After all these years, it’s just a part of the scenery, something you barely even notice […]
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‘Outsider Advantage’ proves to be inspirational reading
Some say that you march to a different drummer.You follow the music you hear in your soul, blazing your own path while the rest of the world can watch. You’re […]
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‘54 Miles’ traces harrowing days of Civil Rights Movement
Deep down inside, there’s a part of you that always wants to do right.Did someone teach you that? Or were you just modeling what your elders did when they did […]
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Treating Violence’ cautionary tale of a growing problem
Well, thank you so much to your co-worker.That’s where you got this ick, this scratchy-throat, achy-body, upset-stomach, can’t-sleep virus. He sneezed and that’s all it took. Now you’ve got what […]
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‘A Boy Like You’ excellent book for early readers
Sometimes, people can barely tell you and your best friend apart..
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‘What Set Me Free’ is story of redemption
Every second of it, every sound, it’s burned in your memory. You can recall..
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‘Hood Feminism’ captures different view of women’s rights struggle
A sea of people. That’s what you saw, overlooking the crowd at the..
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‘Driving While Black’ traces travel and Civil Rights Movement
Keys in the ignition, rear view mirror’s been adjusted, steering..
