There’s a lot of experience in this photo. There are a lot of cool heads in this photo. There’s a lot of fast hands in this photo. Extraordinary effort trust me. ��🏽
We need to understand this history better. We can draw inspiration from the immense strength, courage, and spirituality of those who endured slavery and fought against it. Every American should commemorate its end, as it was the absolute worst violation of everything we stand for
I am far from an expert in American slavery. For years, though, I taught slavery literature in American and African-American lit courses. U.S. slavery was unfathomably violent, inhumane, and evil. Many historians deem it the worst manifestation of chattel slavery in human history
April 27 was the last time there was a White House coronavirus task force briefing, leaving us with more than a month without regular updates from the group Vice President Mike Pence was tapped to lead. (1/24)
I was happy to help deliver this important message to Buffalo high school seniors. Now, more than ever, it’s critical to #StayTheCourse and pursue your college ambitions! In this new post-pandemic economy, a college degree will be absolutely vital to securing quality employment.
The myriad problems we have to solve are complex and gut-wrenching, but our answers must start and end with affirmations of our shared humanity. Justice and peace, true transformation, depend on our capacity for empathy and compassion.
At @VillaMariaClg, we espouse the core values of the @feliciansisters: compassion, respect for human dignity, solidarity with the poor, justice and peace, and transformation. What’s happening in our country is a clarion call for the necessity, the urgency, of these values.
Over 2000 Americans died today from COVID-19. Let that sink in. I want to get back to normal life as badly as anybody, but we need to grieve and mourn. Even if we don’t know a single person affected, this is such a sad time for our country and our world.