Tag Archives: 09/11

us open: a time to remember, a time to look forward

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Sheila Morris

On September 08, 2001 Venus Williams won the women’s singles championship of the US Open Tennis Tournament in New York City for the second straight year (and for the last time) by defeating her younger sister Serena. It was the … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan: US Having Two Debates by Molly Ivins (October 17, 2001)

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Sheila Morris

As the twenty-year anniversary of 09/11 approaches and as the US makes a chaotic messy devastating departure from Afghanistan, I struggle to connect two events I’ve witnessed with my own eyes. Maya Angelou’s poem On the Pulse of Morning offered … Continue reading →

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