9/11/2001 - Pentagon, 25 years later

I made these pictures near the Pentagon in the immediate aftermath of the tragic attack there on September 11, 2001.

Never forget. 

May the memories of the lives lost ever be for a blessing.

Dr. Alfred O Taylor, z'l. In memory.

 In memory of Dr. Alfred Taylor, who passed away recently at the age of 91. Dr. Taylor was a dedicated community activist, a significant local historian specializing in the life of Arlington's Black communities, church elder, family man, distinguished educator, and a true gentleman; kind, wise, gracious, positive, and a pleasure to be around. A true servant leader. 

May his good works and memory ever be for a blessing.

OUDC 30 | Birmingham, Alabama- 16th Street Baptist Church / Kelly Ingram Park

OUDC Class 30's fellows visited the 16th Street Baptist Church  and Kelly Ingram Park, part of the historic Civil Rights Trail in Birmingham,  Alabama. The church is where four young girls - Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Denise McNair and Carole Robertson, were murdered by a bomb set by a racist KKK member.  Nearby Kelly Ingram Park commemorates the struggles for equality and freedom in Birmingham during the Jim Crow era.

Thanks to all the OUDC fellows and staff for their good work and for the opportunity to be of service to their mission.

 

OUDC 30 | Selma Alabama

OUDC Class 30's fellows travelled to Selma, Alabama, site of one of  the critical turning points in the civil rights movement. They crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where the Bloody Sunday massacre occurred, and the start of the historic marches to Montgomery. They also visited the Voting Rights Museum, heard from local 'foot soldier" veterans of the movement, met at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, and participated in a workshop led by local healing activist Afriye Wekandodis of By The River Center For Humanity.

Afriye Wekandodis

Memorial for the late Jo Ann Blnd, civil rights foot soldier

Edmund Pettus Bridge

OUDC 30- Mobile Cultural Center

OUDC Class 30 learned history from elders at the Mobile Cultural Center.