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My Father’s Daughter
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ARCH/IA/LA assistant professor. landscape architecture for the health of all living beings via psychocultural & behavioral analyses. spatial restitution = belonging to place-wellbeing. cortisol reduction re-wilding. magazine editor.
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Guinan and Ensign Ro, in their kid form, peek around the corner. Rascals," Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 6, Episode 7) When Captain Picard, Ro, Guinan, and Keiko O'Brien are regressed to the adolescent ages of 10-12, the scenario is inconvenient. Or… a therapeutic exercise? With a little nudge from Guinan, Ro is able to reclaim the part of her past she described as "long" and "depressing." She even draws a portrait of her mother in crayon.
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Not today sat*n
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Book cover: ‘Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People’ by Imani Perry.
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Let America Be America Again
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
Let America Be America Again BY LANGSTON HUGHES Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed— Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above. (It never was America to me.) O, let my land be a land where Liberty Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe. (There's never been equality for me, Nor freedom in this "homeland of the free.") Say, who are you that mumbles in the dark? And who are you that draws your veil across the stars? I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart, I am the Negro bearing slavery's scars. I am the red man driven from the land, I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek— And finding only the same old stupid plan Of dog eat dog, of mighty crush the weak. I am the young man, full of strength and hope, Tangled in that ancient endless chain Of profit, power, gain, of grab the land! Of grab the gold! Of grab the ways of satisfying need! Of work the men! Of take the pay! Of owning everything for one's own greed! I am the farmer, bondsman to the soil. I am the worker sold to the machine. I am the Negro, servant to you all. I am the people, humble, hungry, mean— Hungry yet today despite the dream. Beaten yet today—O, Pioneers! I am the man who never got ahead, The poorest worker bartered through the years. Yet I'm the one who dreamt our basic dream In the Old World while still a serf of kings, Who dreamt a dream so strong, so brave, so true, That even yet its mighty daring sings In every brick and stone, in every furrow turned That's made America the land it has become. O, I'm the man who sailed those early seas In search of what I meant to be my home— For I'm the one who left dark Ireland's shore, An…
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. I have as much right As the other fellow has To stand On my two feet And own the land. I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread. Freedom Is a strong seed Planted In a great need. I live here, too. I want freedom Just as you. Langston Hughes
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Annette Gordon-Reed’s contributions to historical scholarship & her expertise in unearthing & contextualizing American history makes her a guiding and efficacious figure in scholarship, history, society & culture
“White supremacy does not demand deep conviction. Ruthless self-interest, not sincere belief, is the signature feature of the doctrine. It finds its greatest expression, and most devastating effect, in the determination to state, live by, and act on the basis of ideas one knows are untrue when doing so will yield important benefits and privileges that one does not care to relinquish.” - Annette Gordon-Reed, The Hemingses of Monticello
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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September 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Right….
one conclusion from this entire thread could be that we need a new word/term describing the simultaneous combo/equation of kakistocracy+theocracy+plutocracy+Jim Crow 2.0+AI govt takeover+eugenic state & authoritarian rule by malignant narcissist dictatorship
August 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Elizabeth Catlett Mora was an artist best known for her depictions of the Black-American experience in the 20th century, which often focused on the female experience. She was born and raised in Washington, D.C., to parents working in education, and was the grandchild of formerly enslaved people.
Black and white photograph of artist Elizabeth Catlett in 1947 working on her terracotta sculpture titled “Head”, now held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Rights and reproductions © Catlett Mora Family Trust / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
August 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Good Morning! TYSM Jules for including me - I’m honored & grateful ♻️💙🕊️ to be a small part of a might pack! 🖖🏽✨🪷🐝
A golden mandala of plant leaves on a black background designed as a seal, centering the words: CONNECT, PROTECT, RESPECT
August 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Things To Do In The Belly of The Whale by Dan Albergotti
Things to Do in the Belly of the Whale Dan Albergotti Measure the walls. Count the ribs. Notch the long days. Look up for blue sky through the spout. Make small fires with the broken hulls of fishing boats. Practice smoke signals. Call old friends, and listen for echoes of distant voices. Organize your calendar. Dream of the beach. Look each way for the dim glow of light. Work on your reports. Review each of your life’s ten million choices. Endure moments of self-loathing. Find the evidence of those before you. Destroy it. Try to be very quiet, and listen for the sound of gears and moving water. Listen for the sound of your heart. Be thankful that you are here, swallowed with all hope, where you can rest and wait. Be nostalgic. Think of all the things you did and could have done. Remember treading water in the center of the still night sea, your toes pointing again and again down, down into the black depths.
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Image of book: The Cruelty Is The Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump’s America by Adam Serwer
July 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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This vintage Olivetti is my dream
Vintage orange Olivetti typewriter on tree stump outside
January 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Actor Matthew Goode as Vampire, Matthieu de Claremont in AMC TV series ‘A Discovery of Witches’ saying “You do believe everything you read, do you?”
January 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Welcome to your new era where you prioritize your peace over everything
January 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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"4the faithful, the Black Madonnas represent the basis of theological mystery from which all possibility emanates. 4the clergy, they provide cover for some unexplained religious dogma…”-Mark Steven Greenfield www.latimes.com/entertainmen... www.williamturnergallery.com/black-madonna
One of Mark Steven Greenfield’s 17 Black Madonna paintings rendered in the Byzantine style of their art historical predecessors, with the black Virgin Mother and Baby Jesus as the central focus within circular compositions, or tondos.
December 29, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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“Tonight you’ll be visited by three spirits”

The three spirits:
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October 31, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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I saw a video of a man here saying “the right wing is upset because they are currently being judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin”.
October 31, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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May this anger mold us into instruments of change. Milk thistle, burdock, and dandelion to reconnect you…This fury is not a burden, but a catalyst. May we stay open to the wisdoms within this rage. - Chi Nwosu www.instagram.com/itschinwosu?...
October 29, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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Collective Care Is Our Best Protection
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