Montgomery Mondays serve as my attempt to document the sights of Montgomery that I see every day. I want to bring to light the conditions of the forgotten neighborhoods in the birthplace of the civil rights movement. To find out more about Montgomery Mondays, please click here. This week’s theme: Do people actually go to church here? Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but…
Hello world! I’m back. And hungover. Don’t worry – I’m sipping a bagel and eating a latte as we speak and I will feel better soon. April is National Rebuilding Month and yesterday was National Rebuilding Day. The name of the organization I serve with as an AmeriCorps member is called Rebuilding Together. For the blog post that explains who we are and what I do, click here. Our big push to get projects done takes place in April of…
Montgomery Mondays serve as my attempt to document the sights of Montgomery that I see every day. I want to bring to light the conditions of the forgotten neighborhoods in the birthplace of the civil rights movement. To find out more about Montgomery Mondays, please click here. This week’s theme: Forgotten Storefronts I suppose “forgotten” might not be the best descriptor of these storefronts. Several of them are still in use. I won’t bother telling you which ones. …because I…
In January of this past year, I started my service term with AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps: a federal program that allows young people to serve their country without joining the Peace Corps or without joining the military. Service terms are usually about a year long. Service members are paid below the poverty line and give back to the community in a variety of different ways. Members are not employees or volunteers; they are service members. We do not “volunteer” and we do…