Today is February 1st and, as such, is the first day of Black History Month, celebrated in the U.S. throughout the month. For literally centuries Black people have been sold into slavery, abused, brutalized, and murdered for no reason other than the colour of their skin. The saddest thing of all is that in this, […]
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Perhaps We Trusted Too Much Posted on September 6, 2021 If you were born with pale skin in the United States in the last 150 years, you have led a life of great privilege, though you might not realize it. You might begin to realize it if you could exchange brief life stories with someone your […]
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UNCONSCIONABLE!!! Posted on August 31, 2021 by jilldennison The Republicans have crossed that line in the sand, they have gone too far, and it’s high time to stop them, even if it requires emergency procedures that defy their “constitutional rights”. They are costing us our lives and I for one am sick and damn tired […]
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Sixty-Six Years Ago … Posted on August 28, 2021 by jilldennison under education, History, Law and justice, Racism & Bigotry, Social commentary It was sixty-six years ago today that a 14-year-old boy, Emmett Till, was brutally murdered for the crime of being Black in a town called Money, Mississippi. You all know the story, but allow […]
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On Women’s Rights And The ERA Posted on August 21, 2021 by jilldennison Women’s rights … it has taken us centuries to have the right to own property, to marry who we choose, to divorce him if it doesn’t work out, to VOTE, to earn equal pay for equal work, to have the right to […]
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On Women’s Rights And The ERA Posted on August 21, 2021 Women’s rights … it has taken us centuries to have the right to own property, to marry who we choose, to divorce him if it doesn’t work out, to VOTE, to earn equal pay for equal work, to have the right to make our own […]
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Open Letter To All Republicans In Congress Posted on August 18, 2021 Dear Sir or Madam, Never in my 70 years have I been as disgusted with the Republican Party as I am today. You have taken politics to an all time low, completely disregarding the will of the people and the best interests of the […]
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Torn To Pieces Posted on August 17, 2021 This country, the United States, is being torn into pieces. I have never actually despised as many people as I do today, and I know that I am not alone. We cannot seem to agree on anything, not even the safety of the nation’s children. We cannot […]
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