Taking a deep breath and assessing the damage

If you’re anything like me (and like most people, I expect), you’ve probably thought as you saw news coverage of any raging wildfire or massively flooded community in recent years how grateful the people who were spared catastrophe must have been. You’ve probably imagined yourself in their place, breathing a deep sigh of relief when …

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The souls of white folks

close-up of U.S. flag, blurred and with lens flare to create a dynamic, abstract image that seems to shoot out at the viewer

At this moment, it would be easy to say that America is broken, but the truth is we are not. Yes, these United States are dysfunctional. But we as a nation are the natural progression of how the U.S. was created and what happens when you never acknowledge or deal with the sins you committed …

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