When my ancestors arrived here 400 years ago, they were not slaves, but victims of a heinous kidnapping plot that lasted over 200 years. Then they were enslaved.
The new decade...
No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the... https://t.co/gIYA43S0ZX
The Christmas Recipe
A Play in 4 Acts
Saturday, December 14
7 PM
Pine Grove AME Church -
120 Steward Dr,
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
Join us for a wonderful Christmas production.
A contemporary play... https://t.co/XZtwETXnWi
Excellent blog by my Soul Sista Wanda Jenkins Hymes aka Ms. Manners. Check it out. Audrey Bates Glenn, Erika Nicole Tubbs, Aimee Maree Good. https://t.co/PL1BEbxJPf
Thoughts for a Happy Thursday morning...
ADVICE FROM A TREE
Stand tall and proud
Go out on a limb
Remember your roots
Drink plenty of water
Be content with your natural beauty
Enjoy the view!
(from New York Insight Meditation Center)
Dec. 28, 2015 – Officer who killed Tamir Rice: NO CHARGES
Jun. 16, 2017 – Officer who killed Philando Castile: ACQUITTED
Mar. 27, 2018 - Officers who killed Alton Sterling: NO CHARGES
Today, Jul. 16, 2019 – Officer who killed Eric Garner: NO CHARGES
We won’t forget you.
@timkaine Wow. This is so sad that America has been reduced to middle school bullying. Where are the adults in charge? When will this nightmare end? Please bring back order and self respect to our country.
The EEOC cites “go back to where you came from” as a classic form of discrimination that violates civil rights. The President’s bigoted words are so contrary to who we are as a country that we literally have laws against them.