The Week that W.A.S.

We Are Speaking Articles for July 18 - 24, 2022

Pamela Hilliard Owens

Jul 25, 2022

Married couple Keith and Pamela Owens speak on American History and Culture, Government, Education, and Politics from a Black perspective.

Issue #89 July 24, 2022

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Monday, July 18, 2022: Issue #86 American History Topic For Paid Subscribers Only

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The History of Women’s Suffrage in the U.S.

Issue #86 American History Jury 18, 2022 Paid subscribers can listen to a narration of this entire article by clicking on the recording in the middle of the post or clicking on the headphones icon. In the original Constitution that was ratified in 1788 and took effect in 1789, women of any race were not considered citizens of the United States. Women were essentially considered “property” of their husbands and had almost no rights of their own, including the right to vote…

2 years ago · Pamela Hilliard Owens

Tuesday, July 19, 2022: Issue #87 OpEd Topic For All Subscribers

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We Need to Listen to James Clyburn

We are re-sending/revising this issue because we saw a typo! Please excuse our error. Issue #87 OpEd July 19, 2022 All day I’ve been wondering what I wanted to write about this week. Not that there is any shortage of topics, because that would most certainly be a lie. And a big one. But I just couldn’t…

2 years ago · 1 like · Keith Owens

Friday, July 22, 2022 Issue #88 Government Topic For Paid Subscribers Only

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Jan 6: Congressional Hearings vs Criminal Trials

Issue #88 OpEd July 22, 2022 (about 4 minutes reading time) The latest hearing of the Jan 6th Committee Please make sure to scroll to the bottom of this article to view important information. Thank you. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol presented its 8th public and televised …

2 years ago · Pamela Hilliard Owens

Saturday, July 23, 2022 Podcast Episode #16 For All Subscribers

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Who We Are Politically

Listen now (30 min) | Season 1, Episode #16 July 23, 2022 In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss how and why they became Democrats, their definition of being liberals, and why and how they are progressives, but pragmatic progress…

2 years ago · Pamela Hilliard Owens and Keith Owens

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