TODAY: Writer, @UChicago professor and poet @eveewing. Her poetry collection '1919' looks back on a riot in Chicago that was set off after a black boy drowned in Lake Michigan while being stoned by white people on the beach. The police refused to make an arrest.
A positive sense of identity helps children to understand & accept those who are different from themselves. But how often do the adults in their lives talk about issues like race, gender, family makeup, religion, country of origin, or social class with them? @JenKotler
Mother - the most precious pf souls. Thanks for the gift of life and for the nurturing, encouraging and loving that you invested. You are many. Mom, Grandma, Auntie, Sister, Wife, Mother. Love you all. Thanks.
@DwightKnell Dwight, I heard his speech in Piladelphia's convention hall in 1963 (I think). That quote motivated me in college and it still inspires me to this day. A great find.
Congratulations!! My grandchildren will forever love me because of their visits to Beaches Turks 10 years ago. They are now 16 and 15 and want to go back. A tremendously wonderful experience.
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Just finished a Foundation for Child Development meeting. I’m confounded by those who claim to work for children but wo do not engage with children regularly. I ask, “what did you learn from a child last week?”