A Tale of Black Bourbon Confusion Melissa Carter Outspoken February 18, 2021 0The website AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth.gov describes this time of year as a time for paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled...
Valentine’s Day Melissa Carter Outspoken February 4, 2021 0Funnily enough, I used to wear black on Valentine’s Day. It began in my 20s as a sort of protest...
History Repeats Itself Melissa Carter Outspoken January 21, 2021 0As a history buff, it pains me to think that history is actually making some things worse. The purpose of...
Online Dating Melissa Carter Outspoken January 7, 2021 0Like much of the world, a dear friend and I were recently discussing our hopes for the new year. During...
Lessons from Kindergarten Melissa Carter Outspoken December 17, 2020 0The eye of the hurricane is a place of calm in the center of the storm. If we compare the...
Age and Loyalty Melissa Carter Outspoken December 3, 2020 0Hiroo Onoda was an intelligence officer in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Stationed in the Philippines, he...
Election Hangover Melissa Carter Outspoken November 5, 2020 0We’ve all been part of a troubled relationship. There comes a point where you realize there seems to be more...
A Lack of Trust Melissa Carter Outspoken October 22, 2020 0Fake news. Those two words are something most people automatically associate with President Trump and his most cult-like followers. I...
The True Definition of Pride Melissa Carter Atlanta Pride October 8, 2020 0Dictionary.com defines “pride” as a “high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished...
Living Through Tumultuous Times Melissa Carter Outspoken September 24, 2020 0When learning about history as a student, I often wondered what it was like to live in the most tumultuous...
Celebrating Diversity Melissa Carter Outspoken September 10, 2020 0A friend, an African American woman, recently told me the shocking story of how her landlord used the “n” word...