~black and white wednesday~ the least of these

By marybethrew, on March 15th, 2017%

for today’s post i’m sharing photos by sebastiao salgado.

it was a couple of hours of my time well spent, wandering through the berkeley art museum back in 2002, absorbing salgado’s amazing collection migrations: humanity in transition. i was adrift myself, recently relocated far from home in a post 9/11 political climate, when i . . . → Read More: ~black and white wednesday~ the least of these

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~rainbow mondays~ the colors of silence

By marybethrew, on March 13th, 2017%

i’ve found the rainbow connection, at least when it comes to potluck dishes. i was assigned veggies for the family st. patrick’s day get together (celebrated early this year) and though i would personally make a rainbow for any occasion, the leprechaun believer in me felt this was a fitting occasion.

white: we’ve . . . → Read More: ~rainbow mondays~ the colors of silence

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~black and white wednesday~ i can’t keep quiet

By marybethrew, on February 8th, 2017%

when i read the text of the speech delivered by the president upon the occasion of black history month, i was so taken aback by the dimensionless name drops of token black americans, and in particular, the use of the incorrect verb tense when stating that frederick douglass “has done an amazing job,” that i . . . → Read More: ~black and white wednesday~ i can’t keep quiet

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