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Monday Musings: Race — Again, and Still, and As Long As It Takes

Posted on August 31, 2020 by dbjackson

This past week, I listened to an NPR interview with some Trump voters in Florida. One woman, who swore she couldn’t be a racist because she was of a non-Caucasian ethnicity herself, spoke of the George Floyd killing and the … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Challenging Ourselves

Posted on June 15, 2020 by dbjackson

I will admit that my first impulse for this Monday Musings post was to write about something other than race and politics. Not because those things aren’t still on my mind. They consume me. But rather because I was thinking, … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Not My Image, but Wow…

Posted on June 5, 2020 by dbjackson

For this week’s photo, I couldn’t see myself posting a pretty picture from Nancy’s garden or nearby natural sites. Instead, I offer a photo from AP photographer Steve Helber. This is, to me, a remarkable image from this week’s protests, … Continue reading →

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