Washington D.C. monument

A Gift of Friendship, Forgotten When the urn was gifted to President Calvin Coolidge in 1928, it was meant to memorialize the victims of the U.S.S. Maine and celebrate U.S.–Cuba goodwill. At the time, this was a genuine diplomatic gesture. Coolidge was the first sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba—a historic trip. But only a […]

On my walk—boxing glove in hand—through the serene grounds of Arlington Cemetery, just minutes from downtown Washington, D.C. and overlooking the Potomac River, I discovered the grave of one of boxing’s greatest champions: the legendary “Brown Bomber,” Joe Louis Barrow. Joe Louis began his professional boxing career in 1934 and quickly rose to prominence, appearing […]