Lettecha Johnson

Isabel Wilkerson’s 2010 bestseller offered a long overdue account of an event in the United States that had a major impact on the cultural fabric of the country: the migration of African Americans out of the south during the early and mid 20th century. When we speak about the history of US migration, this diaspora is rarely mentioned. Cities like New York, Detroit, Chicago and Oakland were end points for many black Americans fleeing Jim Crow and segregation – often by the same railroad that took...

Pet debates are dominated by cat lovers and dogs lovers both trying to assert their pet is best. But they’re all wrong, because there is a pet world beyond wagging tails, barking and whiskers.Goldfish are the pet that brighten my life and home. As a child, my family had goldfish for several years, and I still miss the excitement of when my mother added a new one to the tank. As soon as you walked through the front door, a small aquarium dominated by brightly colored swimmers greeted you. While t...

When people think of Harlem they may think of the Shake (the dance, or the burger place) and the Globetrotters – but not necessarily tea.As a Harlem resident, I have learned that a great cup of tea does not have be brewed at home or require venturing to Chinatown to purchase some loose-leaf blend.I am a demanding tea drinker: nothing makes me happier than a beautifully crafted chai. Before my Harlem tea explorations my taste buds would often be insulted by a cup of shock-inducing syrup mixed wit...