Be understanding and patient Do you know a friend or loved one who suffers from fear, anxiety, and depression and do not know what to do to help them? It […]
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Practical Politics
The politics of the 2024 Olympics Okay, next month, July, in Paris, individual and team athletes from most of the world’s countries will compete against each other in sporting events […]
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The politics of not changing the Post Master General
Practical Politics In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, one very frenzied topic was the new appointment of Louis Dejoy, a known major Republican Party fund-raiser and Trump loyalist, […]
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Why are we here? What truly matters?
By Joy Le page Smith, While Gary and I were having lunch with our friend, a retired military man, we talked about a book titled Why the Universe Is the Way […]
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The politics of continuing the fight for reparations
Practical Politics This coming weekend, May 17th through May 20th, this year’s National Reparations Convention will be held at Lincoln Temple United Church (Shaw Community Center) in Washington, D.C. The […]
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The politics of Black literature
Practical Politics This past Monday, the Pulitzer Prize winners for American Literature 2023-24 were announced. There were no Colson Whiteheads (“The Nickel Boys”), Alyssa Cole (“When No One is Watching”), […]
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The Politics of Reparations Elsewhere
Practical Politics Please , do not be confused. This week’s article takes the position that horrible things have been done to not only Black folks in the U.S., but to […]
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Why are we here? What truly matters?
By Joy Le page Smith, While Gary and I were having lunch with our friend, a retired military man, we talked about a book titled Why the Universe Is the Way […]
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Many are close to suicide—without our knowing
By Joy Le Page Smith, MA, BCC Years back Gary and I hired a man with great tree expertise to trim the trees about our home. We chatted frequently and […]
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The politics of whether democracy’s guardrails will hold in the USA
Practical Politics Like it or not, the fate of African Americans is closely tied to the fate of the USA per se. While many of us have for years sought […]
