Our history is like a compass : Seven Tallahassee seniors reflect during Black History Month
Tallahassee Democrat 2/13/2021 Marina Brown, Tallahassee Democrat Contributor
How Black History Month began and how it has changed to what it is today
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The history of Tallahassee and its older African American citizens is woven tightly together.
During this Black History Month, the Democrat is revisiting conversations with seven Tallahassee residents – with their long lives and multiple accomplishments – who know that from poverty, a professor can be born. That teachers and historians may have once walked behind mules.
By sharing a few of their reminiscences and an iron-clad exhortation for Black youth to work hard, become educated, and believe in themselves, they offer their own legacies as proof that one day all may sing… “We HAVE Overcome.”
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Phreesia Named to 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Highlighting Its Commitment to an Inclusive Workplace
January 29, 2021 GMT
RALEIGH, N.C. (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 29, 2021
Phreesia, the nation’s leading patient intake management platform, is pleased to announce that it is one of 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). The GEI expanded in 2021 to represent 44 countries and regions, including firms headquartered in Indonesia and Bermuda for the first time. Companies range from a variety of industries, including automotive, banking, consumer services, engineering and construction, and retail.
Fiction Sneak Peek: January 30 Issue, 2021
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“Go Your Own Way”. It’s over two years since Fran’s divorce, and her stepmother, Esther, feels it’s time Fran got back out there – but Fran feels she can do without Esther’s ‘help’. Family ties and romance both feature in this gentle story, with a perceptive illustration by Ruth Blair (above).
We’re
“Stuck In A Hole” in our next short story by Nicola Martin. After falling through the floorboards on the first day of her new career, Sonia has plenty of time to consider whether she’s made the right move. With a fun illustration by Sarah Holliday.
Fiction Sneak Peek: December 19, 2020 Issue
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The opener
Our opening story is
“The First Star”, by Pamela Kavanagh. Set in the 1870s, it’s the story of Belinda, the only one of her sisters without a suitor, who makes a Christmas wish on the North Star. Can it come true? Sailesh Thakrar’s festive illustration welcomes you to our second bumper Christmas issue.
Kind-hearted car mechanic, Luke, thinks of everyone but himself. On Christmas Eve, can he manage to finish early and get home to his family? Find out in Teresa Ashby’s family story,
“One Last Job”, illustrated by Gerard Fay.