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The first recorded inhabitants of the #Milwaukee area are the #Menominee, #Fox, #Mascouten, #Sauk, #Potawatomi, #Ojibwe (all #Algic/#Algonquian peoples) and #Ho-Chunk (#Winnebago) (a Siouan people) #NativeAmerican tribes. Many of these people had lived around Green Bay before migrating to the Milwaukee area.

#Milwaukee has functioned as a yo-yo of sorts in my life. A place I go out into the world from and return to nest for a time. I first arrived in the city in the summer of 1989 right before starting high school. It was my home-base for 16 years of trying to stabilize my life. Yet I was beyond eager to leave it behind to discover my **true** self in New York City.

I decided to return to home base, #Milwaukee, to regroup for the summer. So far, I’ve been resting and scouting. Beginning to write and edit a bit more. Have gone out to take pictures of the city - a lot of things are the same since i moved away in 2005, but there’s been some great changes and pleasant surprises. I’m certainly seeing the city with new eyes. Looking forward to enjoying what I can. 🏖

Selecting art 🎨: It was hard to pick just one piece that reflected not only what I see in the work but also what I see in myself. A wonderful trait of skilled artists is their willingness to explore a range of expression, emotion and experience. With @nnamdiart I was able to zero in on a piece representing effusive joy and a piece showing hopeless/hopeful 🤔 despair. Titled 🦋Joy 🦋and 🕊They Are Waiting 🕊

Throughout March and April this year, I finally got on the road for an extended trip. This one wasn't focused primarily on African American Women but it was deeply saturated in African American history and culture. (I've been posting on my other page from the road @ljonesrealtor ) However, because I AM Woman is named for one of Sojourner Truth's speeches, I truly wanted to make sure she was part of this road trip. So Battle Creek, MI was added to my route. I visited a monument dedicated to her and her grave site.

For a few years now, I've wanted to do a road trip focusing on historic African Ameican Women. The standards for me are Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman. I've been mapping out sites they lived and worked in for a while.

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The Process of Asking for, Receiving & Giving Love & Forgiveness by LaShawnda Jones
Desert of Solitude: Refreshed by Grace by LaShawnda Jones
Desert of Solitude: Refreshed by Grace by LaShawnda Jones
My God and Me: Listening, Learning & Growing on My Journey by LaShawnda Jones
My God and Me: Listening, Learning & Growing on My Journey by LaShawnda Jones

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