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Asian folks holding signs that say "Stop Asian Hate" & "Bad Days & temper tantrums R not excuses 4 racism & violence."
Featured image: Photo by Jason Leung from Unsplash. For the post audio, see the YouTube video.   Double click or tap any English word in this post to open its definition in a new window (external).   This is the third in a series of four #4forNow articles that will focus on my reflections and lessons learned
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A cardboard sign from a protest that says "You're either racist or you're actively anti-racist."
Featured image: Photo by Alex Motoc from Unsplash. For the post audio, see the YouTube video.   Double click or tap any English word in this post to open its definition in a new window (external).   This is the second in a series of four #4forNow articles that will focus on my reflections and
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A protest sign that says "It's a privilege to educate yourself about racism instead of experiencing it!!!"
Featured image: Photo by James Eades from Unsplash. For the audio, see the YouTube video.   Double click or tap any English word in this post to open its definition in a new window (external).   This is the first in a series of four #4forNow articles that will focus on my reflections and lessons
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A collage of some old Facebook posts & memes about depression. Link to full description in featured image information below.
Featured image: See full featured image description here. Tim Curry screenshot from Giphy. Dennis Miller screenshot from SNL on Peacock.com. “When You Suffer From Depression” from Boing Boing on Facebook. Steven Universe screenshot from Giphy, caption added in Affinity Designer. Combined in Affinity Designer. For audio, see the YouTube video.   Double click or tap
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Close up of a globe showing the US, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Featured image: Image by Adolfo Félix from Unsplash. For the audio, see the recording on Twitch.   Double click or tap any English word in this post to open its definition in a new window (external).   4 for Now I remember learning in school about “separation of church and state” (the common paraphrasing from
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A flat world map where most of the countries are gray. The other countries are color-coded based on colonization.
Featured image: Image by Sesmith in WikiMedia Commons. For audio, see the highlight from the video of my live reading on Twitch.   Double click or tap any English word in this post to open its definition in a new window (external).   4 for Now When I think of colonizers, I think first of
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A young Palestinian stands barefoot on a wall or platform in front of raised hands and Palestinian flags.
Featured image: Image by Abed Rahim Khatib on Shutterstock. For audio, see the video recording on YouTube. (It’s about 10 minutes. I guess I’m a slow reader.)   Double click or tap any English word in this post to open its definition in a new window (external).   4 for Now Israel’s colonizing of Palestine
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A view of the city of Aleppo in Syria, from a hole in a concrete wall.
Featured image: Image by Fly and Drive on Shutterstock. Edited in Affinity Designer. For audio, see the highlight from the video of my live reading on Twitch.   Double click or tap any English word in this post to open its definition in a new window (external).   4 for Now Syria’s been at war
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A hand grenade with cartoonish arms and legs holds a horseshoe-shaped magnet, which is attracting the word "center.”
Featured image: Font by dgbomb and image by Talaj on Shutterstock. Edited in Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo. For audio, see the highlight from the video of my live reading on Twitch.   Double click or tap any English word in this post to open its definition in a new window (external).   4 for
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A person with long dark hair is holding a billowing, sheer fabric behind them. They are back lit by the sun.
Featured image: Photo by Aditya Saxena from Unsplash. Edited in Affinity Designer. For audio, see the highlight from the video of my live reading on Twitch.   Double click or tap any English word in this post to open its definition in a new window (external).   4 for Now This week, I thought it
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A watercolor of three Black women all facing the viewer. The scrip headline reads, "Black Women's History Week."
Featured image: Photo by Cincinart on Shutterstock . Edited in Affinity Designer. Audio: recorded with Voice Recorder by quality apps, edited in Audacity.   Double click or tap any English word in this post to open its definition in a new window (external).   4 for Now Established by Feminista Jones in 2018, Black Women’s History
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A Black family sits at a long wooden table outside. Everyone is looking off-camera to the right, smiling and eating.
Featured image: Photo by Monkey Business Images on Shutterstock . Edited in Affinity Designer. Audio: recorded with Voice Recorder by quality apps, edited in Audacity.   Double click or tap any English word in this post to open its definition in a new window (external).   4 for Now The US has been destroying Black
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