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Sons of Liberty
September 10, 2020 Cambridge, MA A chilly drizzle sprinkles discomfort over our Black Lives Matter evening vigil. The number of people taking a knee since late May has shriveled to five. My meditation wanders from the horror of Officer Derek … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Cambridge MA, John Adams, Samuel Adams
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My Summer of 75 Things
On June 2, 2020 Corinne Shutack published an article on Medium, “75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice.” Quick on the outrage of George Floyd’s killing, with a long pandemic summer before me, I decided to make a … Continue reading
Posted in United States
Tagged Amber Ruffin, Black Lives Matter, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Corinne Shatuck, Kara Springer, racial justice, SURJ
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Two-Way Affirmative Action
Recently, I completed a survey from Beth Israel Lahey Health, the mother ship of Mount Auburn Hospital, where I volunteer three days a week. It was a simple, two question survey from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Career … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Affirmative Action, Black Lives Matter, essential employees, living wage
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What the Heck Have I Been Doing?
There’s a point in Marc Maron’s Netflix Comedy Special, ‘End Times Fun,’ when Marc (middle-aged white guy, sorta tall, skinny, bearded, salt and pepper scruff; basically me with quicker retort time) iterates the troubles of our era and then bemoans, … Continue reading