The Week That W.A.S.

We Are Speaking Summary: August 22 - 28, 2022

Pamela Hilliard Owens

Aug 28, 2022

Issue #122 Weekly Summary August 28, 2022

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Monday, August 22, 2022 OpEd by Pam

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Thanks, Liz, But…

Photo Credit: Dreamstime.com Issue #117 OpEd August 22, 2022 No ads or annoying popups ever! So instead, please see the important information at the bottom of this post. Thanks! What is Authoritarianism? A dictionary definition: au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism…

2 years ago · Pamela Hilliard Owens

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 American History by Pam

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Andrew Jackson: The Perplexing Peoples’ President

Issue #118 American History August. 23, 2022 Andrew Jackson has often been credited with creating the modern United States banking system, but that is not exactly true. Actually, Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury set up the first Bank of the United States, and the United …

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Education by Pam

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Fisk University: the 1st HBCU with a women’s gymnastics team

Issue #119 Education August 24, 2022 No ads or annoying popups ever! So instead, please see the important information at the bottom of this post. Thanks! Fisk University is an HBCU (Historically Black College or University) that was founded in 1866, sponsored by the United Church of Christ, and is located in Nashville, Tennessee. Fisk has many famous alum…

2 years ago · Pamela Hilliard Owens

Thursday, August 25, 2022 Government by Pam

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Student Loan Debt Relief 2022

Issue #120 Education August 25, 2022 No ads or annoying popups ever! So instead, please see the important information at the bottom of this post. Thanks! When I went to college several decades ago (I know, right?), my parents paid for my undergraduate degree, as well as those of my three sisters. (All four of us earned some scholarship assistance and work…

2 years ago · Pamela Hilliard Owens

Friday, August 26, 2022 Friday Funday by Pam

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The First Black Doctor at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Issue #121 Fun Friday, August 26, 2022 No ads or annoying popups ever! So instead, please see the important information at the bottom of this post. Thanks! You have to be a member of the older Boomer generation like me to remember Danny Thomas (1912-1991), a successful entertainer during the burlesque and post-WWII years, wh…

2 years ago · Pamela Hilliard Owens

Friday August 26, 2022 Extra Celebration Issue by Pam

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We Did It! 100 Subscribers!

Get excited! We hit 100 subscribers today, less than 6 months from our start date! They like us! They REALLY like us!We Are Speaking is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber…

2 years ago · Pamela Hilliard Owens and Keith Owens

Saturday, August 27, 2022 Podcast Episode #21 by Keith and Pam

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Black English: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Listen now (30 min) | Season 1, Episode #20 August 27, 2022 In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss how they grew up speaking American Standard English, how the term “woke” has been misappropriated by the right-wing, and the upcoming AAVE (African American Vernacular English) dictionary being written for the OED (Oxford English Dictionary), with editor-in-chief Dr. …

2 years ago · Pamela Hilliard Owens and Keith Owens

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The Week That W.A.S.

We Are Speaking Summary: August 22 - 28, 2022

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