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F.H.M. Murray – First Biography of a Forgotten Pioneer for Civil Justice –Anita Hackley-Lambert

Last week we had the opportunity to speak with author Anita Hackley-Lambert about her new book, “F.H.M. Murray.” I’d now like to take this opportunity to review the book itself. Murray came from a very interesting heritage. His father, John, was a Scot and his mother, Mary Bentley, was an Irish mulatto. When John married Mary, he “disgraced” his Scot heritage. His family was vehemently opposed to the match but John didn’t care. He was committed to the idea of defending his wife’s race and spent much of his time fighting for better treatment of the blacks in their area. … Continue reading →

More African American Support of Transracial Adoption

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In a previous blog, I gave examples of how African American people have shown me that they support our racially mixed family. I have also previously related that Matthew Walter and I spent the night out on his birthday. One of the things that we did was go to a place that could have been named “kid’s heaven”. It had every kind of video game in existence. There were all these virtual reality machines that you could get in and it made you feel like you were on a roller coaster or flying on a crop duster. It also had … Continue reading →

Genealogy Podcast Roundup – Week of May 8, 2012

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Each week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts. Here is where to find genealogy podcasts that you recognize as well as some that are new to you. Every so often, there will be episodes from podcasts that don’t always talk about genealogy but have gotten onto a genealogy related topic anyway. Genealogy Gems released an episode on May 4, 2012. This episode is called “Bonnets and Hats, and The Genealogy Widower”. Topics in this episode include: a new book called “Bonnets and Hats” that was written by Maureen Taylor (AKA the Photo … Continue reading →

What Would you Have Done?

As a Caucasian person I had never really had to face racism directly. So when we chose to adopt a child or children of color, racism never really entered my thoughts. I never would have expected to encounter it. Maybe it was me just being naive but I never thought that we would have to deal with it. Unfortunately we have been confronted with racism, hatred and bigots. I am not sure why a person can have such strong views about something that has nothing to do with them. I must say, I do know one of my sons is … Continue reading →

Crying Babies and the Possibilities for Abuse (2)

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We looked at the three types of crying in infants in our previous article as well as the established notion that adults actually find the sound of a baby crying aversive. Today we will look at ways that parents attempt to overcome their natural instincts towards the sound of babies crying, and the varying levels of success in doing so. One of the most useful preparations for successful parenting is exposure via babysitting to easy-to-soothe babies. Babies do not come out of the womb with cookie-cutter personalities as any experienced parent knows only too well. Psychologically speaking, babies can be … Continue reading →

Madonna’s Adoption Hits Another Snag

And you thought celebrities got all the breaks… It seems Madonna’s international notoriety hasn’t helped much in her efforts to adopt a young boy from the African nation of Malawi. New reports have surfaced that contend that the adoption nightmare the singer faced last fall when she first united with young David Banda could be entering another awful phase. According to news reports, the star’s custody of the boy is in jeopardy. The latest snag involves accusations that Malawi’s Child Welfare Services director received money from Madonna without government approval. As a result, Malawi’s minister for Women and Child Development … Continue reading →

Baby Blog in Review: April Thus Far

What can I say other than ‘oops’? I forgot to post a week in review for the baby blog last week. I was just coming back from vacation, had mountains of laundry and other sundry things to take care of and well, I just forgot. So this week, I will bring you the baby blog review starting from April 1st! Sunday, April 1 April started off controversially with a blog entitled Weak White Males and the Difference Race Makes in Preemies. This is a discussion on the statistical tendency for males, especially caucasion males to mature the slowest in the … Continue reading →

The 31 Most Talked About Blogs of 2006

Although there are lots of great articles here at the home schooling blog, not everyone has time to leave a comment. However, we bloggers love comments on our blogs–or at least this one does. I also like to look for other blogs with comments as a tell tale sign of a great article! How does a blog qualify to be on the most talked about list? I have included blogs that had to have at least 3 comments on them. Here is a look at which blogs gave occasion to comments in 2006! People comment when they can relate to … Continue reading →

Duke Elllington: Jazz’s King Of Hearts

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington entered the world on April 29, 1899. This prolific African-American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader was the grandson of a former slave. He was born in Washington, DC, to JE and Daisy Kennedy Ellington, who were both piano players! His father also supplemented his income by making blueprints for the US Navy and working as a butler in The White House. The Duke began taking piano lessons at a very early age, but he didn’t become fascinated with mastering it until he was a teenager. At the age of seventeen, he began performing professionally, and he … Continue reading →