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Am I in 1930s Mississippi?

Posted on October 2, 2020 by msw blog

I wish I could say this article “Jury Duty in Seattle: Am I in 1930s Mississippi?” surprised me entirely. Perhaps my perspective may have been changed if I too knew the title of the 11-minute video jurors watched, so that … Continue reading →

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Standing Up

Posted on May 12, 2020 by msw blog

What’s stopping you for standing up …I don’t know which fight is most important right now. Forget about what the news says or what Twitter is up in arms about, and consider which fight is most important to you. That … Continue reading →

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Activism

Posted on November 20, 2018 by msw blog

If you can tell a story well, you can move people to do something.- Soledad O’Brien   Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark … Continue reading →

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The Fight

Posted on August 18, 2018 by msw blog

I don’t know which fight is most important right now. Forget about what the news says or what twitter is up in arms about, and consider which fight is most important to you. That might be Black Lives Matter or … Continue reading →

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A Lesson Before Dying

Posted on November 8, 2016 by msw blog

Real life confession, this book A Lesson Before Dying  by Ernest J. Gaines ,has been on my book shelf FOREVER. The story is set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940s. Jefferson, a young black man, is an … Continue reading →

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