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This quote from Ijeoma Oluo reads, “Even the most virulent American racist has to wrestle with the fact that the United States would not exist were it not for people of color.”
What Black History Month means to me

What Black History Month means to me

At the coldest, bleakest time of each year in the United States, we observe first Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in late January, and then Black History Month in February. I know there are non-racist reasons for this scheduling. Dr. King’s birthday is January 15. February was chosen by a Black historian for Black History Month (originally Black History Week) because Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass both were born in February (Feb. 12 and 14, respectively). But I sometimes feel…

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This rectangular design centers on a painting of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson around a table by a window. Franklin reads from a large sheet of paper. Adams, seated in the middle, listens to him. Jefferson stands next to the table with a quill and another large piece of paper, also listening. The words across upper part of the painting say, “WE’VE JUST CREATED THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.” Below the three men, it continues, “IT’S SO SIMPLE, EVEN A CHILD CAN UNDERSTAND IT, RIGHT?” Under the painting, it says, “Many thanks to Imgflip and Marshal Tenner Winter for this image.”
Freedom of Religion

Freedom of Religion

Is the First Amendment an aspiration, or reality? Freedom of Religion: do we really have it? During our passage from Juneteenth to the Fourth of July this year, I’ve been thinking a lot about the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. And especially the specific freedoms it enshrines. The “Defund or Abolish the Police” movement has driven me (along with many others) to take some long, hard looks at the institution of policing, its history, and what it could become, if remade in a…

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Interpretations of greatness

Interpretations of greatness

The Artdog Quote(s) of the Week One of the recurring themes in white supremacist rhetoric (of which we’ve heard far too much since the start of the Trump Administration) is that white people are somehow “superior” to other races. Presumably, that would extend to the depth of their thoughts. I wondered if it might be interesting to compare observations written by leaders of the Confederate States of America with the thoughts of people who had experience on the “receiving end” of slavery.* I’ll leave it to you, to determine whose thoughts…

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The effects of slavery

The effects of slavery

The Artdog Quote(s) of the Week One of the recurring themes in white supremacist rhetoric (of which we’ve heard far too much since the start of the Trump Administration) is that white people are somehow “superior” to other races. Presumably, that would extend to the depth of their thoughts. I wondered if it might be interesting to compare observations written by leaders of the Confederate States of America with the thoughts of people who had experience on the “receiving end” of slavery. Bonus quote; I couldn’t resist. I’ll leave it…

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Of morality and Dreams

Of morality and Dreams

The Artdog Quotes of the Week One of the recurring themes in white supremacist rhetoric (of which we’ve heard far too much since the start of the Trump Administration) is that white people are somehow “superior” to other races. Presumably, that would extend to the depth of their thoughts. I wondered if it might be interesting to compare observations written by leaders of the Confederate States of America with the thoughts of people who had experience on the “receiving end” of slavery. I’ll leave it to you, to determine whose thoughts resonate with the greater depth. IMAGES:…

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Subordination v. Freedom

Subordination v. Freedom

The Artdog Quotes of the Week One of the recurring themes in white supremacist rhetoric (of which we’ve heard far too much since the start of the Trump Administration) is that white people are somehow “superior” to other races. Presumably, that would extend to the depth of their thoughts. I wondered if it might be interesting to compare observations written by leaders of the Confederate States of America with the thoughts of people who had experience on the “receiving end”…

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Disorders

Disorders

This post is late, and it will have to be short. Disorders of several sorts have beset close family members in recent days, and as a result a certain level of chaos reigns. When such things happen in our personal lives, we may feel as if we’ve been run over. Photo by Ryan M. Kelly – The Daily Progress/AP But actually being run over is much, much worse. We have glimpsed recent new horror (including synagogue congregants, holed up in fear while Nazis marched outside in American streets) in Charlottesville, VA, where “all…

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