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The Problem with Monuments
Today is the traditional Columbus Day holiday, which in many places is now being celebrated as Indigenous People’s Day or Native American Day, among other names. For years, Christopher Columbus was celebrated as the person who “discovered” America. The reality … Continue reading
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Tagged African-Americans, America, anti-Semitic, art, Atlantic, Baghdad, Bahamas, beliefs, Berlin Wall, Budapest, Central America, Charles Lindbergh, Christopher Columbus, citizens, civil war, coach, colonization, Columbus Day, Confederate leaders, Congress, diseases, enslavement, Eurocentric, fascist, flaws, founding fathers, future genrations, George Floyd, George Washington, government, heroes, history, holiday, honoring, human, Hungarian Revolution, ideals, Indigenous People's Day, insurrection, Iraqi history, Joe Paterno, leaders, legacy, majority, minority, modern standards, monuments, morals, nation, Native American Day, Native Americans, nature, NCAA, North America, pedestals, police brutality, politics, power, Presidents, protests, representation, revolution, Saddam Hussein, settlement, sexual abuse, slaveowners, slavery, South America, Stalin, statues, taxation, Thomas Jefferson, union, United States, voting, white male landowners, women
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My Heroes Have Always Been Human
We live in a world in which no one can be a hero anymore. There is always something problematic about those who are admired by others. There is always a past, a mistake, a misstep of one sort or another, … Continue reading
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Tagged abus, adulation, adult survivor, championship, change, childhood sex abuse, culture, death, disappointment, fame, families, fault, forgiveness, healing, heroes, human, hurt, Kobe Bryant, love, misstep, mistake, offenses, penance, rape, redemption, sin, society, spiritual evolution, sports, stars, superstardom, victim, wealth
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Not Yet Numb
Somehow, I am not yet numb. While watching a teenage girl talk about a boy in her high school class giving his life to save others, tears come into my eyes and my swallowing becomes difficult. So I realize I … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC News, ACT, Alabama, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, bomb threats, bombings, child, copy, David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, fear, feel, Fox News, hatred, heroes, high school, killings, life, Los Angeles Times, mass shootings, media, murder, New York Daily News, peace, politicians, school, shootings, terrorism, Texas, Yahoo Sports
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On “Our Heritage”
As more National Football League players and even college and high school players stand with arms linked or kneel in protest it is not a phrase from one of Donald Trump’s tweets that stands out most to me. It’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Alabama, alt.right, Americans, arts, black citizens, Black lives matter, capitalists, civil rights, Confederate statues, discrimination, Donald Trump, European, freedom, gay, heritage, heroes, history, history books, immigrant, lynching, melanin, military, minority, national anthem, National Football League, Native American, NFL, people of color, person of color, police, protest, queer, racist, racists, ruling class, schools, science, segregation, skin color, slaves, society, Standing Rock, tweets, voting, white people, white privilege
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Heroes
On Friday I was invited to speak at a performance of Are We Delicious?/Musical Heroes. The company had invited audience members to nominate “local heroes” and then invited four to speak between pieces at the event. This is what … Continue reading
Say It Ain’t So, Ryan
Dear Ryan Braun, As you know your suspension from baseball for using performance-enhancing drugs has disappointed many, many people, not only Milwaukee Brewers fans, but all of those who believed you when you insisted that the allegations you were juicing … Continue reading
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Tagged athlete, Baseball, character, Facebook, fans, hero, heroes, human, illegal drugs, Jake, jerseys, juicing, kids, Lance Armstrong, Little League, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, mistakes, peformance-enhancing drugs, penance, punishment, redemption, Ryan Braun, Shoeless Joe Jackson, trust, union, Wisconsin
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