I can’t say goodbye to Ms. Isaac Lowe without sharing this story. This goes back to a cold December evening 21 years ago, with a steady if not driving rain. We had a matter before the Anderson City Council, and… Continue Reading
Tuesday morning, a white, resplendent open casket was displayed before the altar of the First Baptist Church in Redding. It held the body of 94-year-old Isaac Jefferson Lowe, so beautifully serene; elegantly dressed in a delicately beaded ivory gown. During… Continue Reading
The second youngest of nine children, Isaac Jefferson Lowe was born on Sept. 15, 1921 in Wharton, Texas. She quickly learned that if you wanted something, you have to work and fight for it. Continue Reading
Twenty-five years ago, breakfast for me was either two cups of coffee, or two cups of coffee with a maple bar. At lunchtime, I’d grab a burger or a dog, usually accompanied by fries and a Coke. By mid-afternoon, my… Continue Reading
Soul food was on Saturday’s menu at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center where hundreds of people came to honor Isaac Lowe, an 87-year-old Redding civil rights leader. Soul food. In Redding. If you consider that by some statistics, African… Continue Reading
Update about Isaac’s videotaped interview: Click on the links below for the 28-minute Isaac Lowe interview; videotaped and produced by Bob Belongie of Belongie Entertainment Enterprises in Redding, which he divided into three sections and uploaded into YouTube clips. First Segment Second Segment… Continue Reading
Saturday was a special day for Isaac Lowe – she was honored and recognized at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center’s Black History month event. Monday, A News Cafe will feature a story about Lowe that includes my video-taped conversation with her inside her home, filmed and produced by… Continue Reading
Story and photos by Gail Fineberg An 87-year-old woman’s 3,000-mile pilgrimage from a small Northern California city to the nation’s Capitol on the coldest days of the new year did not end with President Barack Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 20,… Continue Reading
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