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Ten Years Ago: Barack Obama – “I want us to take up the unfinished business of perfecting our union, and building a better America.”

February 11, 2017 JanF 4

On February 10, 2007, United States Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) announced his candidacy for president of the United States. On a cold day in Springfield IL, near the statehouse that he and Abraham Lincoln both […]

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It Takes A Village: VNV 2-8-17

February 8, 2017 MomentaryGrace 74

In honor of the original post by Lysis that started it all, the Hillary News & Views, I offer The Village New & Views Wednesday Get Over the Hump Free for All This Just In: […]

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: “We shall always march ahead, we cannot turn back”

January 16, 2017 JanF 5

Today, the day set aside to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, is a good day to reflect on the power of resistance, the power of peaceful demonstration, the power of We The People to […]

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From the National Mall: The Grand Opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

September 24, 2016 JanF 11

UPDATE: Full Text of President Obama’s Remarks have been added below the fold The grand opening celebration for the National Museum of African American History and Culture took place on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at […]

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Langston Hughes, Gentrification, and preserving Harlem’s legacy.

September 7, 2016 Denise Velez 6

Harlem has multiple and layered meanings in our world of black art, history, and socio-political activism. Recent events surrounding attempts to rescue and preserve Langston Hughes’ Harlem brownstone from encroaching gentrification raise questions, and hopefully […]

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The limits of forgiveness, the power of our votes

August 4, 2016 JanF 7

Yesterday, the State of Alabama denied parole to the murderer of these children. (From WikiMedia: clockwise from top left, Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Carol Denise McNair) These girls were killed for […]

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Elie Wiesel: “We must always take sides … silence encourages the tormentor.”

July 3, 2016 JanF 9

Yesterday, Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate and witness to the horrors of the Holocaust, died at the age of 87. As his words filled the news feeds, in images and text, the reminder of the horrors […]

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International Women’s Day: “Women’s Rights are Human Rights”

March 8, 2016 JanF 3

In 1995, then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing China. Today, as we celebrate International Women’s Day, it is a good time to reflect […]

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Fifty-One Years Ago Today: “Bloody Sunday”

March 7, 2016 JanF 2

Republishing a Post from March 7, 2015: Fifty Years Ago Today: “Bloody Sunday” ~ Rep. Terri Sewell at 1:59:20 Rep. John Lewis at 2:04:00 President Obama at 2:12:00 Transcript: Remarks by the President at the […]

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Women’s History Month Is Marching In

March 3, 2016 JanF 10

March is an excellent choice to designate as Women’s History Month because marching for our rights is a big part of women’s history. Demonstrating for women’s rights has a long storied past, probably because “just […]

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Holding Vigil for One of Our Founding “Meeses” – Denise Velez (Updated)

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Back in September 2008, a group of like minded people gathered at the Motley Moose to talk about politics and how they could promote politicians and political causes that would change people’s lives for the [...]

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Later this morning, we will mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° [...]
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Spring Colors in the Pacific Northwest woods

May 15, 2026 6
I love the Pacific Northwest native flora this time of year as they emerge from our long dark winter. Since we can’t get out into the woods everyday, we have brought the woodlands colors home [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2026 2
At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on,  the light returns more [...]
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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

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Today, March 20th, at 7:46am Mountain Standard Time (my time!), the Spring Equinox will occur. An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is [...]

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