Author Archives: Cheryl Gittens-Jones

Transplants, Accents and Dialects

I became aware of how my accent was still a very big part of who I am when my daughter was in Elementary School. She had just turned 8. Reading was never a problem because I read to her when she was in my womb and from the moment she was born. However, she had a problem enunciating ‘th’ in words…

CURRENT EVENTS > A Moral Responsibility to our Children

When it comes to legal versus moral responsibility with regards to reporting sexual crimes against a child where do we stand as a country? When role models become monsters isn’t it our responsibility as a country to reprimand and clearly denounce them instead of coddling and giving them succor?

Holiday Foods can Connect us to our Cultures, Homes and Families

The holidays are upon us and it will be nice to put all the disasters of this year behind us. There are many more problems to overcome but at least the country is taking tiny steps forward even though, to many, it does not feel like it. There will be many who will go hungry this holiday season because of lack of jobs. This is a year for those who have more to share with others less fortunate.