The Learning Center in Exile

The Learning Center, once a viable institution in New Orleans as a part of the New Orleans Public Library, like much of New Orleans no longer exists, it was washed away by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The Learning Center in Exile has become one of a documentation of my and others' rites of passage toward personal progress like getting a decent job at middle age or finishing school. It is also a place for political and societal rantings. All of this is to keep you reading here.

Friday, June 27, 2008

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Fun as a Cure for Being Overwhelmed I have the responsibility for the care and feeding of my 94 and a half year old mother and my 12 and a h...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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Good Dementia Article for Dementia Caretakers http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/health/24deme.html?ex=1372046400&en=6c1ebe3a7786081 b...
Sunday, June 22, 2008

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A Very Good Commencement Speech J.K. Rowling's author of the Harry Potter Series Harvard University Commencement 2008 http://buzz.yahoo...
Friday, June 20, 2008

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Action for a Responsible Press Alert! Dear Friends, Right now, Fox News is trying to paint Barack Obama as foreign, un-American, suspiciou...
Monday, June 09, 2008

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My Ma I have lived as an adult with my mother since 1998. It has been an education. The social dynamics alone could fill several posts. My m...
Sunday, June 08, 2008

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When I Am Old I Shall Wear Red My favorite color is red. I feel happy, carefree, and even alluring when red covers my body. As I steadily g...
Friday, June 06, 2008

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Virginia Singleton Britton- Graduate 2008 On May 29, at 7:00 p.m. after several years of diligent work, Mrs. Virginia Singleton Britton grad...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

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Obama Day! This morning I am filled with pride, hope, and relief that we as a country and Blacks as a people have completed the first part o...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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A Reason to Keep On Keepin' On I love mass transit. Folks here in Boston tend to think that is weird. What I love about mass transit is ...
Friday, May 16, 2008

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Glory Be! I've got a Job! “Hold on, so you can hold out,” a church saying that has come to mean a lot to me. During my extended sear...
Monday, May 05, 2008

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Black Talk Radio When I lived in South Florida my job called for me to travel to as many as five different libraries sometimes in a day. Fo...
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Sunday, May 04, 2008

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A Family Divided by Elections I received a rather energetic (see fire-breathing) telephone call from my niece. She was upset about two of my...

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It seems that there is a time in life that you need to stop doing things that worked before but have long since stopped working for you no...
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Monday, December 26, 2005

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Another Thing to Do Another thing I have to do is to return to New Orleans to get my financial affairs in order. I will use that time to s...
Sunday, December 25, 2005

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It is not that bad to need a job. It is not that bad to search for a job. It is very messy when you need a job and have no idea where you wi...
Thursday, September 15, 2005

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Staff and students check in spot. Updates and information about opportunity in the place where you are. Be sure to tell us how you got where...
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