Your History

Chronicles the accomplishments of Black men and women from all times and plac

Several chapters about zines, including a reprint of Milo Miller's interview from Jenna Brager & Jami Sailor's zine "Archiving the Underground."

A must-read guide for students and recent graduates about the background investigation process for college, business, and government job applications. Most young adults know little about background checks, despite their widespread use by schools and potential employers. In Your History, Your Future: An Insider's Guide to Background Investigations, Anthony Oatis uses his decades of experience as a special investigator to direct readers through the process. He explains what to expect during the background check, how to prepare for interviews, and how to handle past infractions. Special focus is given to social media and the internet, helping readers understand the impact of what they post online and detailing how to clean up social media pages before the background investigation process begins. Featured throughout the book are personal stories from young adults who overcame obstacles in their lives and infractions on their records to still pass the background investigation and lead successful lives. Including tips for filling out the often-intimidating forms, Your History, Your Future is a valuable resource for high school and college students as they prepare for what’s to come.

Penny Siopis is internationally acclaimed for her pathbreaking paintings and installations. Your History with Me is a comprehensive study of her short films, which have put her at the front ranks of contemporary artist-filmmakers. Siopis uses found footage to create short video essays that function as densely encrypted accounts of historical time and memory that touch on the cryptic and visceral elements of gender and power. The critics, scholars, curators, artists, and filmmakers in this volume examine her films in relation to subjects ranging from the history of Greeks in South Africa, trauma and cultural memory, and her relationship with the French New Wave to her feminist-inflected articulations of form and content and how her films comment on apartheid. They also highlight her global South perspective to articulate a mode of filmmaking highly responsive to histories of violence, displacement, and migration as well as pleasure, joy, and renewal. The essays, which are paired with vivid stills from Siopis’s films throughout, collectively widen the understanding of Siopis’s oeuvre. Opening new vocabularies of thought for engaging with her films, this volume outlines how her work remakes the possibilities of film as a mode of experimentation and intervention. Contributors. John Akomfrah, Sinazo Chiya, Mark Gevisser, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Katerina Gregos, Brenda Hollweg, William Kentridge, Achille Mbembe, Sarah Nuttall, Griselda Pollock, Laura Rascaroli, Zineb Sedira, Penny Siopis, Hedley Twidle, Zoé Whitley

Through modern prophets, the Lord has impressed on us the importance of keeping a personal history. These records of our triumphs, trials, and teachings will live on beyond our mortal lives to strengthen and inspire those who come after us. But such a task can be daunting to begin for those who aren't professional authors. Latter-day Saint writer and teacher Janet Winward is here to coach you through the uncertainty and help you unearth important memories from the recesses of your mind. This easy-to-use guide will help you build a habit of writing with lists of prompts and memory triggers. stay motivated with inspiring quotes from prominent historical figures and Church leaders. keep your stories interesting, entertaining, and purposeful with simple writing tips and exercises. Writing a personal history is a lifelong process that will bring untold blessings into your life and into the lives of all those who read it. But the Lord cannot put your stories into the hands of those who will benefit from them if YOU don't write them. Today is the day to start!

This book explains that our history is a collective embodiment of our endeavors through the life span. It illustrates that our reason for living was planned before we came into existence. We are not in the world per chance. The book further incorporates what or who can influence our pathway whether for the better or for the worst. As you read through it, you will learn the importance of being in awareness. Family, family curses, friends, and colleagues can negate your success.

Writing a family history does not have to be an overwhelming task. This book outlines a simple process that will aid your research and create pages of information that can be read and understood by all family members. Your research will become faster and more accurate and your family can enjoy the family history. Remember, our writing should go beyond finding documents and filling in charts. Hopefully, the methods discussed in this book will show the reader a simple format that will make this task much easier. You may be reluctant to write down these stories because you do not consider yourself a writer. Our ancestors were ordinary people. Why should we write about them? All of our immigrant ancestors contributed to America’s history and their stories should be saved for our grandchildren. Our family histories should give clues of their roles and this will help us understand our roots.