Thursday, January 15th, 2009

A New Birth of Freedom

Join with the college community and watch the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. Each campus has planned a public showing of the event on Tuesday, January 15 at 11:30 AM. At Midlothian the library will be hosting the inauguration. We plan to drop the big screens and [...]

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Education, Education, keep fightin’ for it

“Did you see all the old folks in the Center, some older than me and I’m 57. The younger people come at night, they work in the day time.  Education, Education, keep fightin for it.” -From an interview with a woman in an adult education class at Abyssinia Baptist Church, West 130th Street, New York [...]

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Tell me a story

Children aren’t the only ones who love to hear stories. The ancient art of storytelling is alive and well in the 21st century, and you can be a part of saving the stories of your family and friends. Listen to a story at The Moth, a not-for-profit organization that conducts live storytelling events.  The Moth [...]