Current Author: Mark Korber

Thoughts about the strength, vitality and growth of our community.

Necessary Dialogue on Race: Tangible Starting Steps & Solutions for the Here and Now! By Lisa Nkonoki 6/3/20

In these heart-wrenching times, many folks are asking, “How can I help?” or “How can my family be part of the solution?” As a Black Woman, ...
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GRANDPA

I loved my grandfather. He was a character. He was full of life and fun and hard work. Grandpa loved to talk. Talking was how he ...
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MY NEIGHBORHOOD

I grew up in Eggertsville, a village that was part of Amherst, a town just north and east of Buffalo, New York. My family’s house was ...
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A NOTE TO MY WHITE FRIENDS

I’ve become an anti-racism activist. I’m not a demonstrating activist or a protesting activist. My activism is talking to people about racism. Primarily as the result ...
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FREEDOM WEEKS

Juneteenth should be a national holiday. When I first heard about Juneteenth, I thought it was a nice little idea to commemorate a time in history. ...
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WHAT I BELIEVE

The triumph of the United States is that it has shown the world the glory of freedom. The shame of the United States is that it ...
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LETTERS FROM WHITE AMERICA

After one of the briefest retirements in modern history, I’m back. Just two weeks ago I announced that I would take a break from HartfordTodayandTomorrow.com. I ...
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TAKING A BREAK

I’m taking a break from writing a blog about regionalism. With all that’s going on in our world and our country, it just feels like now ...
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DUMB LUCK ISN’T THE ANSWER

I’ve been been writing for several months now about one issue, the only issue I think matters for greater Hartford. I believe that unless and until ...
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PASSION

It was sometime around 1995, between periods at a Whalers-Bruins game in the Hartford Civic Center. I was standing in line outside the men’s room. Immediately ...
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