A long time ago I had some Russian. I have a little still, but not enough for this piece...so as my friend in Donetsk taught me, using Google Translate -- any mistakes to their algorithm. The following below, same as my post yesterday in English. " Поскольку война бушует в Украине уже четвертый день после …
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As war now rages in Ukraine on the fourth day since Russia invaded its neighbor to the south, there is a pit in my stomach that won’t go away. My relationship with Russia and Ukraine goes back decades, before the collapse of the Soviet Union. My particular connection to Ukraine is founded in Donetsk. I …
It's been nearly 77 years since the end of the Second World War (WWII). Let this date be marked in history, 24 February 2022, as the day that peace was broken. Russian troops began an invasion of Ukraine, another sovereign country, on this date. And so I feel compelled to suspend the usual themes of …
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Delighted to have posted so many voices of African Americans, et. al. to elevate their voices, their perspectives, the fundamental cause I believe is needed in these United States to move toward racial equality, across all sectors, spheres. And now Full Stop. Russia invaded Ukraine on 02/24/2022. That story needs to be elevated now.
South African, Anglican Priest, Civil Rights Activist. He was active throughout the Aparteid Era in his country. He showed the way to non-violent, yet very vocal resistance to the injustice that dominated the society he lived in. He was a partner to Nelson Mandela (another person from who much can still be learned). He was …
Here's another name that I didn't know...Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard. How about you? He was the first African-American football player at Brown University. He was also the first African-American coach in the National Football League. And this accomplishment was decades before the civil rights movement of the 1960's. I didn't know. Now I do. And …
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Who is Constance Baker Motley, you might ask? I know I did... She happens to be the first Black female attorney to argue in front of the Supreme Court (she argued 10 cases in front of the high court, winning 9 of those cases). She was also the first Black woman elevated to the federal …
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Great stories and insights from just up the road in Oakland, CA. A podcast called "Rightnowish", a public radio gem that just keeps giving. The dude behind the program? Pendarvis Harshaw, journalist and wonderous podcaster. Like what kinda podcasts? Like the piece I heard recently about Christina "Krea" Gomez Jones, featured in the podcast, "Big …
Continue reading Black History Month 2022: Pendarvis Harshaw
This show gives a lot of important insights on racism; I found this particular episode especially insightful. Take a listen; worth your time while you do the dishes or fold the laundry. one.npr.org/i/1080901973:1080980891 This podcast? Always worth it.
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