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What is “How I Learned The Facts of Life” about, anyway?

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Naomi

November 9, 2016. After I picked myself up off the metaphoric floor, took a shower and changed from p.j.s to clothing, I began to contemplate life and reality — you know, all that big stuff. There were some questions to … Continue reading →

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“What to the slave is the Fourth of July?”

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Naomi

Today in the Daily News, Leonard Greene and Frederick Douglass — speaking on July 5, 1852. Stunning. ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’ Question for America: In a country where a white cop feels empoawered to press … Continue reading →

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More evidence of racism among police

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Following an incident in which a San Antonio police officer was fired for saying the N-word multiple times during an arrest but was reinstated by an arbitrator who had been selected by the police department, the … Continue reading →

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