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Welcome to Let Kids Be Kids advocacy blog. Our goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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Category: Social Justice

What the five living presidents say about the protests

Compiled by Mariah Kreutter –  June 6, 2020 “As protests against police brutality and systemic racism continued across the nation … More

American unrest, culture, descrimination, equity, history, life, Opinion, parity, Politics, survival, truth, USA

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent … More

culture, Economics, equality, equity, history, Letter from a Birmingham Jail, life, Martin Luther King Jr., Politics, survival, truth, USA

Stacey Abrams: I Know Voting Feels Inadequate Right Now

Just hear me out. By Stacey Abrams “Voting feels inadequate in our darkest moments. I recognize that. When you’re watching … More

culture, history, life, Opinion, Politics, protests, Stacy Abrams, truth, Voting

The End of College as We Knew It?

Restaurants get eulogies. Airlines get bailouts. Shakespeare gets kicked when he’s down. Frank Bruni – Opinion Piece – NY Times … More

culture, Economics, Education, health, life, Opinion, Science, survival, truth, Universities

What to watch. All times East Coast Times

Here are a few of the best events happening Thursday through Wednesday and how to tune in (all times are … More

art, Barack Obama, Beyoncé, Bill Gates, Codoleezza Rice, Lady Gaga, life, Lind Ronstadt, Michelle Obama, Tori Amos, USA

Christo, Artist Who Wrapped and Festooned on an Epic Scale, Dies at 84

Mountains, museums, bridges and Central Park were just some of what he used to make astonishing and popular art with … More

art, Christo, creative, culture, entertainment, Friends, life, Reichstag, truth

Destructive Power of Despair

The protests are not necessarily about Floyd’s killing in particular, but about the savagery and carnage that his death represents. … More

Charles Blow, Despair, George Floyd, history, inequity, life, Opinion, Politics, truth, USA

If We Had a Real Leader

David Brooks – NY Times – Opinion Columnist – 29 may 2020 Imagining Covid under a normal president. “This week … More

David Brooks, Economics, Essay, health, history, Opinion, Politics, survival, tradgedy, truth, USA

Bethlem Royal Hospital: why did the infamous Bedlam asylum have such a fearsome reputation?

History Extra – BBC History Magazine – 28 May 2020 “Bethlem Royal Hospital was England’s first asylum for the treatment … More

13th century, BBC History Magazine, Bethlem Royal Hospital, health, history, madness, mental illness, Politics, United Kingdom

Baby Gorilla, Woodland Park Zoo, is Named Kitoko

      Woodland Park Zoo  – Press release – 16 May 2020 **** Woodland Park Zoo announced the name of … More

Economics, endangered species, Endangered Species Act, environment, Friends, history, Kitoko, Lowland Gorillas, Nature, Research, Woodland Park zoo

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