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Tag Archives: heroes
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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