Thanks to everyone who read and commented on the original post. The following updates have been made to the format: This new section of the blog is an ongoing list of my published writing under my byline, Jackie Oldham. As of August 17, 2025: Poems Running Total: 20 Poems “Strange Invaders: The Chinese Spotted Lanternfly” … More Published Works by Jackie Oldham – UPDATED September 7, 2025
A New Column about my odd experiences with tech devices Monday Morning Rant – July 14, 2025 (Originally written as a Facebook post) First, the Good News: ☕️☕️☕️ After a month without coffee (because it was too expensive and the weather has been too hot), I’m once again starting my day with a healthy dose … More MY BIZARRO WORLD—Strange Tech Stories
In October, as the 2024 “Fight or Flight” U.S. election campaign was winding down, I began binge-watching Star Trek TOS (The Original Series) in an attempt to escape the madness of today’s world. It was also a trip down memory lane. From 1966 (when I was 13) to 1969 (when I was 16), my Dad and I … More Review of Star Trek TOS
Jocelyn Garlington, a teacher (Baltimore Free School; Baltimore City Public Schools), poet (Then and Now Poems, Blue Plum Press, 2022; student of Lucille Clifton), and visual artist who left a deep and lasting impact on the lives of so many people through her many gifts and talents, passed away on December 14, 2024, after suffering … More IN MEMORIAM : Jocelyn Garlington – Teacher, Poet, Artist (October 15, 1951-December 14, 2024)
Ten years ago, today (December 27, 2024), I uploaded my first post for this blog on the WordPress platform. After retiring from my job in June 2013, months before my 60th birthday, I became a fulltime caregiver for my mother, who had been diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer. Being a caregiver was a more … More CELEBRATING A DECADE of baltimoreblackwoman.com!
It’s been awhile since I posted anything new on the blog proper. I’ve mostly been posting items on my Baltimoreblackwoman Facebook and Instagram pages, or on my personal Facebook and Instagram accounts. But with Christmas 2024 less than a day away, it’s time to wrap up this year. Christmukkah 2016 First, allow me to wish … More Christmastime Is Here
Rav Daniel: Hey Jackie, It’s been quite a week, and I’ve been thinking of you. How are you holding up? How are you and the people in your life processing the election results? Jackie: Hey Rav Daniel, It certainly has been. Thanks for reaching out. I’m holding up okay. I’ve navigated all the stages of … More After the Election: A Conversation Between Jacquelyn Oldham, Tzedek Beth Am Co-Chair, and Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg December Jmore/Urban Rabbi
At eventide I drove west, blinded by the setting sun, to a Candlelight Vigil for six Israeli souls liberated from cruel captivity by merciless death. In a beautiful courtyard built to be a sacred, yet open space for a Synagogue and its community, we gathered quietly, greeting each other warmly on this strangely … More Labor Day 2024 Vigil
Background of The Planned Frederick Douglass Train Tunnel I first became aware of plans for the Frederick Douglass Train Tunnel in 2017, in the early days of my membership in the Reservoir Hill community organization, IFO, Inc. Our primary goal was to build and sustain meaningful relationships between Beth Am Synagogue members and the Reservoir … More The Frederick Douglass Tunnel v. Sandtown
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