Who We Still Are

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The first WWSA drop of the week is a post about my college friend Aaron Vogt. When I was writing his profile, the intro from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt would not stop running through my head:

“This is gonna be, uh, a fascinating transition.” 😂🤍

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Concord’s favorite introvert — @tom_pettyaf — is featured on the blog today. Show her some 🤍 and read what she had to say about the pandemic, 2020’s social justice movement and “American idiots.” Green Day unfortunately did not sponsor this post.

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This has been a year of transformation for my beautiful friend Cierra.

Read about how she found strength and a deeper identity through living through many firsts — the first job in her field, her first apartment, her first solo dog adoption and more. 🤍

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Doomscrolling? Stop. This is way more constructive.

Read about how the pandemic is viewed through the eyes of 94 and 95 year old California citizens. They’ve got a mix of comedy and concern to offer you.

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It might be Monday, but Mondays have potential for good things! One good thing you might have missed this weekend is the blog’s first pair of stories. Amy and Tom Hartman, my sweet parents, talked about how the pandemic has affected their lives.

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Somethin’ brand new: Two blog post drops in one day — a pair. These are the stories meant to be told together.

Visit https://t.co/KcS7Dz5cp3 tomorrow to check out what came of the interviews I conducted with my parents. #whowestillare #wwsa

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The legend, and by the legend I mean my grandmother, is on the blog today. Find out what wisdom her 86 years of life have granted her. She’s pretty cute.

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Also, in case you didn’t catch it — @adeebeedoobee made a weekend premiere on Who We Still Are. He had lots to say, and I was lucky to listen.

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Tuesday, another day for another blog post! Check out what @xo_stefani had to say about the coronavirus, the California fires, the civil unrest and all other things 2020 has offered.

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Can you believe there are four posts up already? Me neither.

Anyway, today features a post about my @empwr2change colleague Gabby Skarka 🤍 show her some love and visit https://t.co/KcS7Dz5cp3.

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This year, Kia Thompson has experienced a variety of changes, both good and bad and most she could not have seen coming.

Check out “Vows before veils” at https://t.co/KcS7Dz5cp3.

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Need a Saturday night read? Check out Lynette’s pandemic experience at https://t.co/KcS7DzmNND. #whowestillare #wwsa

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Who We Still Are is officially live and up for your consumption. I'm so blessed to have friends that speak humbly and earnestly about what helps and what hurts, especially during the pandemic.

Learn more about my beautiful friend Makenzie at https://t.co/KcS7Dz5cp3.

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Our website is live! Content is coming your way soon 😎

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At the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, former First Lady Michelle Obama said, “This is who we still are: compassionate, resilient, decent people whose fortunes are bound up with one another.”

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