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Tate’s Social Distancing Birthday Party
When I made my list of Social Distancing Birthday Party ideas, I honestly didn’t think we were going to need to use any of them! But we are coming up on Tate’s birthday and it’s time to plan his celebration.
Here’s what we are doing:
We are throwing a social distancing birthday party for Tate! We are setting up a giant screen in our cul-de-sac and projecting a movie. We will use duct tape on the street/sidewalk to indicate a spot for each family. The spots will be spread far apart from each other, so families won’t get close to each other. Please bring your own chairs and plan to wear … Read More
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Enough Is Enough: My Personal Commitments
Photo by Stephen Maturen | Getty Images What our country is going through right now with regard to race, continues to go through, and has been going through since its founding is unconscionable.
It is gut-wrenching to know that George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor—and countless others—were murdered because of the color of their skin and that racism continues to infiltrate every part of our country. The pain that I personally feel as a white person pales in comparison to what others must feel knowing that it could be their son, their brother, their uncle, their husband, their father, their cousin, their sister, their mother, their wife next. … Read More
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The Link Between Registering Voters and Racial Justice
Image from this Etsy shop You all know I’ve been losing faith in the United States.
Luckily I’ve been slowly finding my way back to hope.
I recently listed to this podcast with Ta-Nehisi Coates, the author of Between the World and Me. He says, “I can’t believe I’m gonna say this, but I see hope. I see progress right now, at this moment.” He goes on to explain that it finally feels like “the battle is legitimately joined.”
I made a list of my personal commitments that align with helping to build a world where there is “liberty and justice for all.” I want to hold myself … Read More