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The Black Women Organizers Who Turned Georgia Blue
“When Georgia turned blue for Mr. Biden this year after record voter turnout, it validated the political vision and advocacy of a group of Black women who have led a decades-long organizing effort to transform the state’s electorate.” Felicia Davis, Deborah Scott, Helen Butler, and Nse Ufot are some of the organizers who turned the…
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Dolly Parton on Octavia E. Butler’s “Kindred.”
What’s your favorite book no one else has heard of? Not enough folks know what a great book “Kindred,” by Octavia E. Butler, is. It’s kind of tricky to describe but somehow it all works — it’s about race relations and there’s time travel and romance. It’s powerful. — Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/books/review/dolly-parton-by-the-book-interview.html
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Links for The Voracious
A little something from around the internet. Federally subsidized child care at the equivalent of $7.70 a day? The United States did it during World War II. Libertarianism apparently doesn’t work in the wild. What black bears, untested political theory and dismantling local government teaches us about the need for fully funded public education. Undermining…
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What You Need to Know About How Covid Spreads
Coronavirus isn’t going away soon. The number of cases are rising across the country. El Pais’ visualizations of the ways COVID-19 is commonly spread is an incredibly important resource as we head into winter. https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-10-28/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air.html “At present, health authorities recognize three vehicles of coronavirus transmission: the small droplets from speaking or coughing, which can end…
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Jacinda Ardern’s Party Scores a Landslide Win in New Zealand Elections – The New York Times
New Zealand’s prime minister and her party are coasting to victory in national elections, though it is unclear how far she will push her progressive promises. — Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/world/asia/jacinda-ardern-election-new-zealand.html Jacinda Ardern’s tenure so far has been a master class in the fine arts of good governance and statecraft.
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Music Feeds The Soul
Chef Alexander Smalls’ playlists for cooking and dining are an inspiration for any culinary experience. We may not be having dinner parties right now (I hope), but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy our meals with great music. Everything is better with music. “Music is energy, life, love,” Smalls said. “It stimulates my imagination and…
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Happy Birthday, Jimmy!
On October 1, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter celebrated his 96th birthday. In celebration, here’s Jimmy expressing his thanks to The Allman Brothers for their role in helping him become president. “Gregg Allman was a very close friend of mine. If it hadn’t been for Gregg Allman and the Allman Brothers I never would have…
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