Tuesday, February 11 Vacation time in Punta Cana! I chose to return for the third time to the Iberostar Grand Bavaro (inexplicably also called the JOIA Bavaro now). Our previous visits were in 2024 and 2019. Southwest Vacations makes it very easy to book this trip: one click for nonstop flights, the all-inclusive hotel and …
Yasmin Williams, Baltimore Creative Alliance, February 5 Say Sister Festival, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, January 10-11 Yasmin Williams, Baltimore Creative Alliance, February 5 Larry joined me for this show supporting Yasmin’s Acadia album, the second time I’ve seen her at the Creative Alliance — the first was in 2021. Yasmin still performed mostly solo with a …
In 2021 and 2022 I first came across the stories of Harry Washington and James Lafayette, two enslaved men with links to Revolutionary War heroes George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. I found their stories compelling and put together a lengthy post comparing their respective timelines. Since then, their stories have remained with me …