Tag: humanity
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Waiting For Black Jesus
So much to unpack in this image. So terribly, terribly much. First off, Jonathan Bachman deserves a Pulitzer for this. I understand right place, right time, perfect timing on the shutter, but this is an iconic photo. Iesha Evans stands like a perfect statue of peace, eyes closed against the oncoming wave, arms crossed in…
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Pretty Good Week, Right?
Weeks like this don’t come along very often. Victory after victory after victory, with barely enough time to breathe in between, and most of them coming from a recently suspect Supreme Court. States don’t have to allow hate symbols on license plates Southern arch-conservatives saying it’s time to take down the traitor flag a decision…
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Knowing the unknowable
A friend of a friend on Facebook said “It’s an unexplainable and senseless act of violence” in regards to yet another massacre. I really detest that sentiment. My response was this: No, it is explainable. We just don’t have the explanation in front of us. Saying that it’s unexplainable means we’re washing our hands of…