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 Born to Write
 A Blog by Author Amy Hill Hearth
 
 
 

Musings on Black History Month, Having Our Say, and the Delany Sisters

Back in 1991 when I was a newspaper reporter and met the then-unknown Delany Sisters, the 100 and 102 year old pair of sisters insisted on being described first and foremost as American.

Yes, they were Black. Yes, they were women. And proud of it.

But “American” came first.

The same held true after my newspaper story  Read More 
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