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Oct 2
2 min

The Color of Skin

Racism is so pervasive and insidious that it has become a systemic illness that slowly erodes the health of our society. Learn why and...

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Enrique A. Cordero

Jun 16
3 min

ELOQUENT GRAVEYARDS - Part 5 of 5

The sites studied were not, in general, as decorative and seemed at times austere when compared to the Italian monuments. The differences...

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Enrique A. Cordero

Jun 11
2 min

ELOQUENT GRAVEYARDS - Part 4 of 5

From the 1900s onward, the burial site markers become huge and often very elaborate, clearly displaying the social position of...

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Enrique A. Cordero

Jun 9
3 min

ELOQUENT GRAVEYARDS - Part 3 of 5

Our journey continues with a brief survey of those cemeteries within a two-mile radius of Ybor City. They are the Oaklawn Cemetery ,...

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Enrique A. Cordero

Jun 3
2 min

ELOQUENT GRAVEYARDS - Part 2 of 5

Thus, in an effort to fight this sense of finitude, we “immortalize” ourselves by erecting long-lasting monuments...

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Enrique A. Cordero

Jun 2
2 min

ELOQUENT GRAVEYARDS - Part 1 of 5

Regardless of simplicity or complexity, the resting places of humanity eloquently depict the cultural changes that have occurred...

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A Time Travel Through Florida - Part 5 of 5

Enrique A. Cordero

Apr 23
2 min

A Time Travel Through Florida - Part 5 of 5

Ybor City became an isolated town due to cultural differences from the Anglo population in Tampa. This situation created a problem...

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Enrique A. Cordero

Apr 17
2 min

A Bright Light in the Dark

I turned my attention to those that left us a legacy of hope—a light to push back the encroaching darkness then came across a name...

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A Time Travel Through Florida - Part 4 of 5

Enrique A. Cordero

Apr 14
2 min

A Time Travel Through Florida - Part 4 of 5

We learned in Part 2 of this series that the Italians first arrived in Florida with the Spanish explorers during the 16th century...

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A Time Travel Through Florida - Part 3 of 5

Enrique A. Cordero

Apr 8
2 min

A Time Travel Through Florida - Part 3 of 5

In 1821, after the acquisition of Florida from Spain, Andrew Jackson established a territorial government. The state now became...

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A Time Travel Through Florida - Part 2 of 5

Enrique A. Cordero

Apr 1
2 min

A Time Travel Through Florida - Part 2 of 5

The 16th century is marked by discovery as well as by savagery. The European ships landed in Florida around 1513, in an area...

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A Time Travel Through Florida - Part 1 of 5

Enrique A. Cordero

Mar 25
2 min

A Time Travel Through Florida - Part 1 of 5

Have you ever wondered what Florida looked like thousands of years ago? Let us travel back in time to the Pleistocene Epoch.

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Black History Month: Nigeria and The Transatlantic Slave Trade

Enrique A. Cordero

Feb 27
3 min

Black History Month: Nigeria and The Transatlantic Slave Trade

The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Yoruba people of Nigeria.

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