“America is not the project of any one person. Because the single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes, We Can.’” ~ Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States of America President Obama’s Farewell Speech, Full Text, JAN. 9, 2017 (LAUGHTER) Everybody have aContinueContinue reading “President Barack Obama: Thanks & Keep Moving Forward”
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Jesse Williams: Freedom Now
On Sunday, June 26, Jesse Williams won the 2016 BET Humanitarian Award. He gave a powerful acceptance speech that is an on-point statement highlighting racial inequality in America today. It’s ironic that is was given before a room full of entertainers, one of which was posturing with pointing to the brand on his shirt right before JesseContinueContinue reading “Jesse Williams: Freedom Now”
ANNA MURRAY-DOUGLASS: MY MOTHER AS I RECALL HER
Looking backward over a space of fifty years or more, I have in remembrance two travelers whose lives were ·real in their activity; two lives that have indelibly impressed themselves upon my memory; two lives whose energy and best ability was exerted to make my life what it should be, and who gave me aContinueContinue reading “ANNA MURRAY-DOUGLASS: MY MOTHER AS I RECALL HER”
Paul Finkelman on 19th Century Slave Trade
Paul Finkelman on 19th Century Slave Trade April 21, 2012 Albany Law School professor Paul Finkelman spoke about the practice of kidnapping freemen from the North and sending them South during the 19th century. He also discussed the wide-spread practice of renting slaves and how this tied non-slave owners to the slave system. Paul Finkelman has taughtContinueContinue reading “Paul Finkelman on 19th Century Slave Trade”
We Need to Talk About An Injustice
“I believe the opposite of poverty is justice.” Bryan Stevenson https://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice?language=en# In an engaging and personal talk — with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks — human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America’s justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country’s blackContinueContinue reading “We Need to Talk About An Injustice”
Quote: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.
Proximity has taught me some basic and humbling truths, including this vital lesson: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done. My work with the poor and the incarcerated has persuaded me that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice. Finally, I’ve come to believeContinueContinue reading “Quote: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.”
Quote: “…all I’ve had in my life is nothing.”
Thurgood Marshall became a federal appeals court judge in New York, when he was begrudgingly named to the bench by President Kennedy after Marshall had spurned his offer of a seat on the federal trial bench some time before. In his refusal of the trial bench he stated, “My boiling point is too low forContinueContinue reading “Quote: “…all I’ve had in my life is nothing.””
Call Me an American
Originally posted on Life's Little Surprises:
Today while reading The Daily Prompt Ripped from the Headlines, I came across a post that I found interesting and disturbing. The article they used was from Mad World News about “White Woman Caught In Vulnerable Moment, Black Guy Rolled Up & Took Over” Maybe I’m knit picking…
Poem: BITTERSWEET by Rumi
BITTERSWEET by Rumi
I yearn for happiness
I ask for help
I want mercy
And my love says:
Look at me and hear me
Because I am here
Just for that
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Native American activist found dead in jail just one day after Sandra Bland
State-sanctioned murders are happening all over this country. Only a couple are receiving any attention which leads the public to believe this is not a problem. One death is a problem. What we have in this country is an epidemic of police murders happening with no questions and therefore no consequences.
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