It is not just about saying “We Will Never Forget” but more that “We Will Always Remember,” and will always honor and will always pass the torch.
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Ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Unite for International Day Against Nuclear Testing
Nuclear disarmament is imperative for Russia and the United States. Not only would it help reduce tensions, but the cost of these weapons is too much for any society and the threat of terrorist theft is too great a risk.
Read More »$20 Bill Needs a Facelift – Why Not Replace a Slave Owner with Former Slave!
Harriet Tubman leads a nationwide poll as the woman who should replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
Read More »On 70th Anniversary of VJ Day: Japan’s Prime Minister Does Not Apologize – But Should He?
It is our duty to teach our children well in order that they teach their children well and to have that continue in perpetuity. If we do not, we are not only ensuring things will be forgotten but that they will inevitably be repeated.
Read More »New Orleans: 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina, an Uneven Recovery
While residents' attitudes have turned positive on average, great racial and neighborhood disparities remain.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Tame the Wild Land’ by Patrick Shannon
A good historical novel should not educate so much as open the door to further education about the historical period in which the novel has been set. Shannon has done that very well, indeed.
Read More »A 1960s Lexicon of Words of Liberation and Self Defense
Over the decade of the 60s these groups developed and shared a lexicon of words that expressed their desire for liberation. The black community at-large widely used these liberation words and phrases. Recently I have been recalling those words and phrases noticing that I rarely hear them in today’s struggle.
Read More »Tennessee’s Troubling Move to Name the Bible as the State’s Official Book
Tennessee trying to name The Bible as the state's official book is the latest attempt to insert religion into government and challenge the U.S. Constitution's Establishment Clause.
Read More »Good Friday – Thinking About Crosses That We All Bear
In everyday life we are all called to carry our own crosses. Some may not be a literal 300 pounds, but these worries, fears, and troubles can seem overwhelming.
Read More »Mars-One: Would You Sign-On For A One-Way Trip to Mars?
Dying is going to happen whether you are here or on Mars. I don’t see myself as dying on Mars; I see myself as living on Mars.
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