(June 2023) This is such a powerful book. It’s not just the individual journey of Brandon P. Fleming, which is an odyssey of Homeric proportions; it’s how he challenged accepted beliefs about education and changed the lives of Black children by creating opportunities. It’s about the nexus of scholarship and culture. The first part of…
(March 2018) “I am not the child my father raised. But he is the father who raised her.” A gripping memoir. From the opening passage to the final sentence, I was pulling for Tara Westover to make it. Raised in a Mormon family in Idaho that eschewed modern medicine, public education and was deeply fearful…
(Dec. 4, 2017) Catherine Read interviews State Senator George Barker (D-39) to discuss Healthcare in Virginia. Sen. Barker represents the 39th District, which includes southern Fairfax County and parts of Prince William County and the City of Alexandria. His academic credentials include an undergraduate honors degree in Economics and Public Health, along with a Masters…
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