Author Archives: K.Subero
Sweet Sweet T&T “Oh How I love up meh country”
Saying goodbye to a land called home can not be easy. The desperation for seeking a better life and broadening your opportunities. Many people left countries for religious persecutions, famines, jobs opportunities, and alike my family had the same intentions … Continue reading
Acceptance is not an Option: Songs of the Fight for Change
“They times they are changing” is a song written by Bob Dylan. Expressing the racism and struggles within the world and especially the Civil Rights Movement, this song was made as an anthem for change in the world.This song was … Continue reading
And then came changes….
1. World War II had a tremendous impact on the changes in cities and suburbs between the years of 1941 and 1974. According to Chudacoff “war spending provided a temporary industrial boost and encouraged citywards migration.” The war provided and … Continue reading
Make Big Plans-Aim High & Hope
The motto of Daniel Burnham was “Make no little plans; make big plans…aim high and hope.” As a prominent architect during the early 1900s his mission along with the City Beautiful movements were to transform the cities from a disparaged … Continue reading
Tweed CourtHouse: How he left his mark
A reference to the Tweed Court House is made in the film “Gangs of New York,” by Boss Tweed. He was the leader of Tammany Hall which was one of the most powerful political organizations in New York at the … Continue reading
Painting the Image: Immigration to America
If I were capable of building a website it will be time machines into the past and a video within each time machine. Filled with videos I will have the best actors give personal stories of immigrants who lived in … Continue reading
My “A” train used to be a horse: We Serve to Whites Only!
With the growing rush for an affordable ride to and from destinations around major cities, several forms of transportation were created during the 1800s. The omnibus was a “large, horse-drawn coach designed to transport urban riders over fixed routes for … Continue reading
Release What you Know & Explore What you Don’t!
How intense does slavery and African American hardships during the 17th and 18th Centuries have to be described for people to grasp the true meaning of making a human into chattel? Slavery has been explained in many ways and underplayed … Continue reading
1,2 Their Coming for You…3,4 You Better Lock Your Door…
The appraised North- the place where freedom and opportunity looked so promising, the place to escape from the dehumanization of slavery and the place to have a chance of becoming a citizen, all was a misconception. The reaction the war … Continue reading