Your Saturday Summary

A recap of the articles and podcast episodes from March 21- 25, 2022

Mar 26, 2022

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This week on our “We Are Speaking” publication, we published four articles, one discussion question, and one podcast episode.

They are listed here in case you missed something.

We look forward to your comments and your engagement with us and with the other readers/listeners of “We Are Speaking!”

Monday, March 21, 2022

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I Have a "New Attitude" Toward COVID

Patti LaBelle By Pamela Hilliard Owens (Please make sure to scroll all the way down to share, comment, get the iOS app, and subscribe. Thanks!) The COVID-19 virus, also known as SARS-CoV-2, is like a bad penny. It or one of its many variants just keeps popping up…

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

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Was America's “Founding” in 1619 or in 1776?

By Pamela Hilliard Owens Please scroll all the way to the end to comment, share, and subscribe. Thank you! The 1619 Project is a long-form journalism essay developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones, writers from the New York Times, and the New York Times Magazine…

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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What We're Reading

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

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The C.R.O.W.N. ACT

My graduation photo from 1971 for my Bachelor's degree. By Pamela Hilliard Owens (Please scroll to the end of this article to comment, share, subscribe, and get the app. Thank you!) Even as far back as the 18th century, white people have had trouble with the natural state and hairstyles of women of African descent. It never mattered that our texture is wha…

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Friday, March 25, 2022

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Our Thoughts

Listen now (28 min) | March 25, 2022 This week, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee held confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee current D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson. In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss their thoughts on Judge Jackson and on the hearings…

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Who are YOUR “Fave Five?”

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My Substack Reading Recommendations for This Week:

Mary L. Trump (yes, the actual niece of THAT Trump) wrote an excellent opinion about the treatment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson from the point of view of a white woman and of a member of the Trump family.

Mary L. Trump on Substack

I highly recommend subscribing to “Letters From An American” by historian and Boston University professor Heather Cox Richardson. She writes six days a week and is the #1 author on Substack.

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Your Saturday Summary

A recap of the articles and podcast episodes from March 21- 25, 2022

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