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May 25, 2013

Remembering why we have Memorial Day

by Michael Brunker

There's no doubt in my mind, Thomas W. Brunker, Jr. would not have any difficulty explaining the meaning of Memorial Day long before Wikipedia made it easy - if you were really interested. My father was called to be with the Lord on May 26, 1981. It was the day after Memorial Day that year and Maria and I were preparin ...more

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March 23, 2013

42, 43, Need we say more?

by Michael Brunker

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures are teaming up with director Brian Helgeland for "42," the powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. "42" will star Academy Award(R) nominee Harrison ...more

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February 23, 2013

Black History Month

by Michael Brunker

"Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of February to be 'Negro History Week'. This week was chosen because it marked the birthday of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Woo ...more

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