Early Monday morning, Ms. Beckham welcomes me inside. But when she notices where I’ve parked my car, she signals to me to park in front of her home. When...
Read more09 Oct, 2012
03 Oct, 2012
a visit with ms. beckham
03 Oct, 2012
Terry works in a house that serves as a storage unit for the church. The building contains painting equipment and other construction supplies. I park my car on Cleveland...
Read more29 Sep, 2012
back to the library…
29 Sep, 2012
Today I head back to the African American Library at the Gregory School to speak to Mike Moore, the Community Liaison. He tells me he’s been working hard to...
Read more28 Sep, 2012
a visit to the yates museum
28 Sep, 2012
My friend Christine arranges a breakfast meeting with Catherine Roberts, who serves on the board of the Rutherford B.H. Yates Museum, that’s close to my friend’s house on Andrews...
Read more16 Sep, 2012
exploring freedmen’s town
16 Sep, 2012
Danielle Smith, a curator at the Houston Public Library System, visits with me at the African American Library at the Gregory School, a library that archives history about Houston’s...
Read more27 Aug, 2012
I’ve been writing about her…
27 Aug, 2012
I’ve been writing about my daughter Minal ever since I began blogging more than five years ago. And today, she decides to google me and finds herself in my...
Read more03 Aug, 2012
another journey
03 Aug, 2012
Another journey. This time, we’re flying to Houston earlier than we planned and the drive to the airport is familiar. Today the roads are clear. There is no traffic;...
Read more21 Jun, 2012
protests in houston
21 Jun, 2012
In Houston, protests are rising – as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) goes on strike to demand higher wages for janitorial staff. Local organizers are participating in daily...
Read more03 Jun, 2012
changes in the flying experience …
03 Jun, 2012
The flying experience has changed since my childhood years when I, along with my family, boarded airplanes from Karachi to Lahore. Now the lines are long and the “security”...
Read more14 May, 2012
women under siege
14 May, 2012
For me, Spring 2012 has been about Women Under Siege, a Voices Breaking Boundaries production, which I’ve been working on since December 2011. We had an intense Part 1...
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