Serve and Protect
As we turn the pages of the calendar … we replace the old one with a 2021 calendar from the National Parks Conservation Association. Below the beautiful scenes from Nature,…
Tag: civil rights
Face Value
My reading has been flowing back and forth between James Baldwin and Pauli Murray. I’ve had Murray’s autobiographical book, Proud Shoes (1956) on my shelf for months, and now find…
December 2, 1859
This is a day we all should remember the execution of a tragic character in history, a failed leader, a religious fanatic, yet … someone who changed American history: …
My Country Too
“That isn’t American!” “They aren’t American!” Who is American? What does it mean to be American? White supremacists, KKK, militias and the like say they are the true American Patriots.…
Women’s Voices
Maybe you’ve noticed, as I have, that a lot of my posts lately have centered on men and men’s voices. I’m never comfortable when there’s only one voice at the…
Voices of Good in Greenville
After speaking to the Piedmont Humanists recently, I took a walk downtown Greenville, South Carolina. A new city for me, and quite impressive. Some cities seem to be embarrassed by…
