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Yvonne McCain
These American Lives profile, The Whole Truth The first night that my children and I were at the Martinique was one of the worst nights of my life. I can still remember how desperate and scared I felt. I spent hours sponging … Continue reading
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Kids on kids
I saw two really powerful messages today. Each one is by kids and about kids. 1. As seen on colorlines, Lakota students from Rosebud, South Dakota posted a powerful rebuttal to the ABC 20/20 special Children of the Plains. The students’ video challanges … Continue reading
The Field
Mason Jennings, The Field
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Tagged mason jennings, parents, soldiers, the current, the field
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“Kill the Indian, Save the Man”
NPR reports: Years ago, thousands of Native American children were forcibly removed from their homes and sent to boarding schools, where the motto of the schools’ founder was “Kill the Indian, Save the Man.” Children lost touch with their culture, … Continue reading
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Tagged foster care, Indian Child Welfare Act, lakota, midwest, native american, npr, south dakota
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Name, disappeared (updated)
The Guardian reports: Hilario Bacca was one of hundreds abducted as a baby after his parents were killed during the 1976-1983 dictatorship. Some 500 children are believed to have been born under such circumstances and then handed over to military-approved families … Continue reading
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No papers. No water. No words.
Read section 30 of the new Alabama immigration law HB56 (pdf) “This demonstrates the cruelty of the new law by denying the most basic facilities to people. It’s designed to make life so miserable that people self-deport, and this poster … Continue reading
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Thoughts of Love
Four year old Jamilah Mazloom (my friend’s lovely daughter) at Ja’afari Islamic Center in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. Photo: MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson. ”…concentrate all the thoughts of your heart on love and unity. When a thought of war … Continue reading
Posted in Children, love, Minnesota, People, Personal, Religion & faith, USA, war
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We are all Americans
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant, By JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS, June 22, 2011 in the New York Times There are believed to be 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. We’re not always who you think we are. Some … Continue reading
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Heidelberg Project
Randomly, I read about the Heidelberg Project (also here, here and here) in a Detroit neighbourhood. This art project was founded by Tyree Guyton (more about him here). (Image from the MI Daily) Dotty Wotty House (via wikipedia): polka dot house (from Joe Braun Photography):
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parenting while black
I’m unsure why, but I get asked—quite often—about the hardest part of being a father. The people who ask me this are almost all younger cats who are about to become fathers or are there already. That question is a … Continue reading
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global sociology 