We all have a place where we belong. Featuring all-new stories from Howard Chaykin (American Flagg), Marc Guggenheim (Arrow), Chris Roberson & Dennis Culver (Edison Rex), Adam P. Knave (Amelia Cole), Jed Dougherty (World's Finest), and many more! Proceeds benefit organizations including GLAAD, Prism Comics, and Stand For The Silent. Released by Northwest Press, which has been publishing quality LGBT-inclusive comics and graphic novels since 2010.
This book is about the past and the present. It is a tribute to the ladies and gentlemen of West Georgia and their contributions to so many. Some have passed on; some remain there; and others have moved to other places. Yet all, including their children, their children's children, their friends, and relatives, keep alive the memories of the West Georgia never forgetting their families, friends, and foods. Within these pages live the unsung heroes of yesteryear. They have nurtured the sick and sustained the healthy without, for the most part, recognition of their hard work, loving care, and great legacy to all. Each recipe reflects a very special person, and it is a rare treat to be able to visit these wonderful people at work in their own kitchens. Just as important are those who have preserved the past and submitted these very splendid recipes to the book. Some of the recipes may be followed from the eastern parts of Georgia to the west as the later generations moved on. It is simply amazing how family recipes travel, not only across Georgia, but across the nation far and wide. As may be noticed, many of the recipes are quite old. Some have been updated by the following generations. One will find such terms as "ice box", "wood stove", "a hot oven", "a handful," and other expressions. I trust that the modern mind can relate these terms to modern day equivalents and equipment being thankful for our world of modern conveniences.
The book gives a candid look into the lives of the workers in the small, insular mill villages of West, Georgia. It focuses on Villa Rica and Fullerville, and relates the conditions under which the people lived and labored. These events are carefully woven into a tapestry of the happenings in the other West Georgia area mill towns, as well as the happenings occuring in the outside world. Some well known historical events impacted life within the village, and others passed almost without notice. The revelations describing the health care, sanitation, working and living conditions, even in modern times, may prove shocking to today's reader, who will discover communities that time passed by. Author Perry "Bill" Bailey is the son of mill workers. Both his parents labored in various West Georgia mills throughout their lifetimes. He also worked briefly in the mills until venturing out into the world to pursue a career in radio broadcasting. The book is a work from his heart describing his life in the Fullerville Mill Village with all its joys, loves, and sorrows.
Saving the African American Child (1984) offered a set of guidelines to stakeholders who have an interest in and commitment to the education of African American children. Cultural and Educational Excellence Revisited suggests that although this interest and commitment has captured the attention of researchers for over two decades, there is a need to take stock and make efforts to understand whether or not things have progressed, regressed or remained the same." "In Cultural and Educational Excellence Revisited the authors question the assignment of time and effort to improve the performances of schools serving learners of African descent while ignoring the cultural excellence issue. Of what value is excellent school performance with learners of African descent, we ask, if those learners are to graduate and enter a world not characterized by cultural excellence?" "In Cultural and Educational Excellence Revisited, the prevailing view of leadership as the capacity to influence behaviors and attitudes in an organizational context is explored against the opportunities for educational and cultural excellence." "The view surrounds an expectation that leaders can produce positive results through both their ability and willingness to think critically and solve problems. This view can be examined by inspecting the content, subjects, and knowledge covered in the curriculum of the schools historically.
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