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HNV Tuesday – Fired Up; Ready to Go! ( A Musical Interlude) 2/13/18
Sometimes a tweet is all you need to help you decide what to write. This tweet from Denise did it for me: Lift Every Voice and Sing was first performed on Feb. 12, 1900 https://t.co/RXbwrh4hlZ […]
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TGIF…Gov’t Shutdown Edition
Morning meese…. Well it looks like the gov’t shutdown overnight even after Chuck Schumer and Jowls McTurtle had a bi-partisan plan all ready to pass. Enter side-left Rand Paul and his play for the limelight. […]
History
VNV Thursday Bonus Edition – Speaking Her Truth: Septima Clark (1898-1987) 2/8/18
Like many white folk, my knowledge of the icons of the civil rights movement is limited at best and thoroughly deficient at worst. When I read that Dr. King had once described Septima Clark as […]
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VNV Wednesday – #GoNancyGo
The Village News & Views February 7, 2018 #GoNancyGo Minority Leader Pelosi ‘filibusters’ for Dreamers today Greetings, Village. I didn’t expect to be posting a blog today but this is happening now and I’m thrilled […]
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VNV Tuesday – A Self-Care Reminder 2/6/18
I love winter, but in my neck of the woods, the enjoyment comes at a price. For every peaceful snowfall, there are sidewalks to be shoveled; for each moment of ice-covered marvel, there is the […]
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History
VNV Tuesday – Speaking Their Truths, SOTU Edition 1/30/18
Tonight’s the night, and I, for one, will either be locked in my sewing room finishing a project or sitting down to write a letter to my cousin (because some of us still do that!) […]
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VNV Tuesday: Lessons in Sausage-Making (h/t @JoyAnnReid) 1/23/18
Last week was a writing drought; today I have too many topics to choose from. My final decision was made when I saw a tweet thread from Joy Reid*** that resonated with me, exposed my […]