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The Smithsonian NMAAHC: Experiencing a Work in Progress
Charter members line up for the open house (preview) of the NMAAHCSaturday, September 24, the Smithsonian Institution dedicates and officially throw open the doors to its newest museum on the National...
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2016 and the Official End of the 20th Century
#CruelCruelYear pic.twitter.com/I3O6NaKmjF — Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 29, 2016 The sudden and unexpected death of Carrie Fisher “our Princess” as her “Star Wars” co-star Mark Hamill...
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The [First 100th] Day After
I started writing this post in January as an overview of the Obama White House. Time hasn’t been on my side to keep this blog active. But today is the 100th day in office for a new U.S. President; the...
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Passing the North Korea ball to Dennis Rodman. Regardless of how North Korea feels about US politics, policy, and the military, their leadership seems to adore the celebrities. Sometimes you have to...
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What Would Ida B. Wells Do?
Wednesday, September 13 I produced readings from a revised version of my first full-length play Iola’s Letter with an extended title: Iola’s Letter: The Memphis Crusade of Ida B. Wells. The reading...
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A Christmas Prayer with the 7 Words
We remember the Magi, Observers of stars, Evidence-based seekers Who found their way to kneel before a baby. May we, too, kneel before life’s intricate mysteries Following the path of science-based...
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Sick Leave
Jane Alexander in “Testament” (1983) The first 10 words in Toni Cade Bambara’s novel The Salt Eaters never cease to move me: “Are you sure, sweetheart, that you want to be well?” Before you answer,...
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April Showers #RRR1968
photo by Mariah Miranda for The LINE DC This month I revisited 1968, one of the most earth-shattering years in our city’s (and nation’s) 20th century history. What I discovered was 1968 wasn’t a year...
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What’s in a Woman’s Toolbox for Peace
Imagine what peace would look like with 3 or more women at the table. Actually numbers and sex can’t be the sole qualifiers. There are patriarchal women whose framing is no different from the...
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Are We Still in the “Era of Lynching”?
Ida B. WellsThe 2020 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced May 4th. This year the committee awarded a special citation to the journalist, anti-lynching, suffrage, and civil rights activist Ida B....
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