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11/02/2025

Family Cooperation & Shared Legacy
“Best Strategies to Get Family Cooperation in Journaling”

Building your family story is a team effort!
Here are 3 simple ways to get everyone involved:
1. Host a story night
2️. Ask fun family questions. “Example: How did your uncle get his nickname?”
3️. Assign roles (story keeper, photo finder, historian!)



Turn journaling into a family tradition with Our Roots, Our Legacy Journal.

10/31/2025

“5 Reasons to Journal Your Family History”

Your family story is the most powerful legacy you’ll ever leave.
Here are 5 reasons to start journaling today:
1
️. Preserve family traditions
2
️. Heal through storytelling
3
️. Strengthen generational bonds
4
️. Inspire your children
5
️. Leave a timeless legacy




Don’t wait for “someday.” Start capturing your family’s story today with Our Roots, Our Legacy
Journal.

10/31/2025

“Our Values”
We believe in:
Family connection.
Cultural preservation.
Empowerment through storytelling.
Legacy that lasts.

These values guide every page of Our Roots, Our Legacy Journal — helping families discover the beauty in
their roots.


✨ Live your values. Record them. Pass them on. Get started with Our Roots, Our Legacy Journal.

10/31/2025

“Our Mission Statement”

At Our Roots, Our Legacy Journal, our mission is simple yet profound:
To empower families to preserve their history, strengthen their legacy, and inspire generations to come.
✨
Your story matters — let’s make sure it’s never forgotten.



Begin your legacy journey today — start writing your family’s story with Our Roots, Our Legacy
Journal!

01/15/2024

In honor of Dr. King The African American Family Keepsake Journal is on sale. Purchase with coupon code: HonorMLK.

01/02/2024

Happy New Year. Happy 2024. We at Rudder Media declare this year to be the year of Family Communication. We will be encouraging you to talk to each other and to learn about each other! Just start.

11/21/2023

Our big offer is finally here. Purchase the PDF veersion of the journal and get 25% off now and 25% off the printed version coming in 2024. Use code: THANKFUL.
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03/21/2023

On This World Poetry Day.

Nikki-Rosa
BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
childhood remembrances are always a drag
if you’re Black
you always remember things like living in Woodlawn
with no inside toilet
and if you become famous or something
they never talk about how happy you were to have
your mother
all to yourself and
how good the water felt when you got your bath
from one of those
big tubs that folk in chicago barbecue in
and somehow when you talk about home
it never gets across how much you
understood their feelings
as the whole family attended meetings about Hollydale
and even though you remember
your biographers never understand
your father’s pain as he sells his stock
and another dream goes
And though you’re poor it isn’t poverty that
concerns you
and though they fought a lot
it isn’t your father’s drinking that makes any difference
but only that everybody is together and you
and your sister have happy birthdays and very good
Christmases
and I really hope no white person ever has cause
to write about me
because they never understand
Black love is Black wealth and they’ll
probably talk about my hard childhood
and never understand that
all the while I was quite happy.

Nikki Giovanni, “Nikki-Rosa” from Black Feeling, Black Talk, Black Judgment. Copyright © 1968,

03/21/2023

01/26/2023

The Black mirepoix: onion, garlic, bell pepper and celery.

01/07/2023

Remembering some who inspired me.