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Good morning. The dance, whatever that means to you, is worth fighting for.

“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.
February 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Just saw this posted on FB and had to share.
February 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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On the very-clearly-a-N@$i salute, why no amount of calling it out is going to work, and what to do instead.

TLDR - you can’t shame the shameless but you can channel that anger into action

youtu.be/Aa_5wmIxi2k?...
On the very-clearly-a-N@$i salute, why no amount of calling it out is going to work, and what to do
YouTube video by Mallory McMorrow
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January 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Please buy books and read them. It will matter moving forward.
January 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.

His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.
November 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "There has been no oppression for the white man in this country ... it is white men on this side of the aisle telling us, people of color on this side of the aisle, that y'all are the ones being oppressed."
November 20, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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No one is walking away unscathed from another Trump presidency. Not even most of his supporters. They just don't know it yet.

We can choose this moment to regroup, unite and fight back or we can choose to become ghosts, cower in fear, mourn our broken hopes and dreams for America.

Choose.
November 14, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Goodreads is owned by Amazon & there is an AMAZING alternative‼️

The StoryGraph is a black women-owned competitor to GoodReads with better UI in my opinion.
When you sign up you can even transfer your data from Goodreads to StoryGraph!
November 12, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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“Freedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.”
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
Timothy Snyder: ‘You have to be in the moment in order to get through the moment’
In a time when many voters feel despair following the presidential election, it’s key to remember this is not the end. Americans still have their freedom and there are ways to remain politically activ...
www.msnbc.com
November 11, 2024 at 2:31 PM