MAYA ANGELOU ON GIVING UP
Sometimes you have to give up on people not because you don’t care but because they don’t.
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say her name: Breonna Taylor
The 2020 WNBA season consists of twelve teams living and playing together since July in the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for a shortened 22-game schedule followed by the traditional playoff series that began on September 15th. The bizarre season … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, sports, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged congressman john lewis, jasmine thomas, napheesa collier, oprah, oprah magazine, playoff teams las vegas aces and connecticut sun, playoff teams minnesota lynx and seattle storm, say her name breonna taylor, wnba 2020 season, wnba players assn dedicate 2020 season to breonna taylor
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when sorrows come, they come not single spies
“When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.” (William Shakespeare – Hamlet) While we mourned the passing of Congressman John Lewis last week with the rest of the world via amazing coverage in the media, Pretty and … Continue reading
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notes of two native daughters, a native granddaughter, and a native daughter-in-law
Two years ago Pretty planned a trip for us and two other family members who live in Texas to visit the newly opened Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama plus several other historical sites related to the Civil Rights movement of … Continue reading
notes of two native daughters, a native granddaughter, and a native daughter-in-law (2)
This quotation from Maya Angelou is written on the walls of what is now The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration located on the site of a former warehouse where slaves were kept in prison while awaiting their fate … Continue reading
