Good People Doing Good Things — Here & There presented by Jill Dennison
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Tag: Racism & Bigotry
Black History Month — Carter G. Woodson | Jill Dennison
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 by Jill Dennison
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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Differences by Jill Dennison
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Sixty-Six Years Ago … by Jill Dennison
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 by Jill Dennison
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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Pride and Shame. by David Prosser
Pride and Shame. Posted on August 23, 2021 by jilldennison Our friend David has written a short piece that needs no introduction and that, if you are human, will bring a lump to your throat. Thank you, David. The BUTHIDARS Many times in my life I’ve been proud of my country. Proud to say […]
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On Women’s Rights And The ERA by Jill Dennison
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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A Powerful Voice … The Voice Of The Future by Jill Dennison
Dear friends … I haven’t been blogging much this week, and likely won’t for the next few days, for my “little bit under the weather” has worsened and I just don’t feel up to doing much besides sleeping. But no worries … I will bounce back … soon, I hope. Meanwhile young Greta Thunberg is […]
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A Couple Of Thoughts … by Jill Dennison
A Couple Of Thoughts … You may remember the killing of a Black man, Botham Jean on September 6th, 2018, but in case you’ve forgotten, allow me to refresh your memory. Mr. Jean, a college graduate and an accountant, was sitting in his living room on the 4th floor of his apartment building watching television and […]
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