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Watching this documentary about African American cuisine and how it's changed America prompted me to talk about Black History and how the lack of learning about it hurts us all.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)
Today is MLK day. As everyone praises MLK, I'm thinking about how unpopular he was back in his day. As people criticized BLM and Colin Kaepernick over the summer, I heard the same charges levied at them as were levied at Dr. King.When you read
Does having compassion for someone mean we bypass justice under the law?Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)
Today is a good day. It looks like we have ditched Mitch. Biden has at least a shot of getting something done legislatively. Georgia is sending a Black man and a Jew to the Senate.It seemed the dark night would never end. But, at the end of eve
Donald Trump has just 16 more days in office. Yet, he continues to do unprecedented things. And, not good things. His phone call to the Georgia Secretary of State, the Republican Secretary of State (and his attorney) say "hold my beer" to the W
The election is over (yes, really). Joe Biden has won. Now to heal the wounds as much as possible and move forward.But, some say we should not even try to heal the wounds. I disagree.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)
The election was called in favor of Joe Biden by every major news outlet yesterday. Since then, I've see hand wringing by both Republicans and Democrats, Trumpsters and Biden supporters. I have two words. Stop it!Joe Biden is not a socialist.
It's Friday, November 6th, 2020. I was promised a new President and an end to the pandemic by now. I have neither.Here's the way I see it. By the end of the day, it's likely Joe Biden will be the President-elect. Pennsylvania should put him at
It's happened. No use crying over spilled milk. What do we do next? First, win the election that ends in 7 days. I propose a long term plan in this episode.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)
As the awakening in America continues, I've noticed an encouraging thing. Allies are stepping in and stepping up. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)
Did you watch sure, steady, boring Joe or did you opt to watch the trainwreck that is Donald Trump?Savannah Guthrie did the best job of any moderator so far. She was respectful but insistent.I watched a bit of both.If you're undecided, I don't
So, this is happening. Judge Amy Coney Barrett will be our next Supreme Court Justice.The Democrats are using this opportunity to highlight just how out of touch she is with the American public on crucial issues like gun control and abortion ri
So much happened!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)
DJT is on mind-altering drugs. But, that only explains his madness since Saturday.Is he trying to tank the election? Is this a George Constanza strategy, think of the right thing to do and then do the opposite?Today, he announced he is cutting
Breonna Taylor was killed by police officers as she slept in her bed. She had committed no crime. The city tried to cover it up. They tried to blackmail her ex-boyfriend into testifying against her. They pretended to seek justice in front of a
Single issue voter? What's your issue? Let's discuss it. I content the Democrats are a better choice, even on abortion.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)
RBG has left the building. It's time for us to step up.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)
Some things are not a matter of opinion. They're not a matter of political persuasion. Some things are a matter of science.To wear or not wear a mask should have nothing to do with your political party. Yesterday, the Director of the CDC actual
I do not like the way I feel about some of my fellow Americans right now.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)
Pay close attention over the course of the next 50 days. Far from draining the swamp, Trump has appointed swamp creatures galore a gallery of criminals, misfits, and sycophants. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)
Bob Woodward's book on Trump has dropped and it's a bomb in the middle of a crazy campaign season. But, more explosive than the book is the 9 hours of audio that Trump volunteered for. This is no he said, she said. It's not disgruntled former
I sat down with a couple of neighbors. We typically avoid politics but we got into it. One is a lifelong true Republican and fiscal conservative. The other is a Trumpster who watches Fox News. This three-way conversation was simulaneously frust
The White House Office of Management and Budget announced yesterday it would seek to kill any federal training around the issues of race calling such training "divisive", "unAmerican", and propaganda.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/gr
Whenever, the current President is asked about system racism, he comes back with "law and order".Reminder, people protesting are asking for that very thing. Stop killing Black men. When it happens, hold someone accountable. That's not a big ask
Bill Barr and Donald Trump try to tell us systemic racism is just our lying eyes.I disagree.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/grief2growth)
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