Pride Month – A Reason to Celebrate

Pride Month – A Reason to Celebrate

Rainbows.  Parades. Recognition of individuality.  A move to shape a more accepting future for our country and world.  What’s the story behind LGBTQ+ Pride Month? On June 28th, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular LGBTQ+ bar in Greenwich...
Juneteenth: A day of reflection and action

Juneteenth: A day of reflection and action

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, freeing all slaves; however, it took two more years for the message to get to the Americans still enslaved in Galveston, Texas.  When...