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Welcome to my advocacy blog. My 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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1 in 500 Americans have Died of Covid!

670,000 FLAGS MARKCOVID’S TOLL By Debra Adams Simmons, Executive Editor, HISTORY “Numbers have been inescapable during the coronavirus pandemic—case counts, vaccination … More

675000 dead, Advocacy, Deaths from Covid, environment, Research, Science, truth, USA, vaccine, willfully ignorant

The 1st Marines

Recently I was asked about my time in the Corp ( 8 years in Reserves ). I was in the … More

1st Marine Division, 4th Marine Division, Guadalcanal, history, military history, Oorah, Research, US Marines, USA

Trump’s Grotesque Tulsa Trip

A racist president trolls his enemies with a rally on Juneteenth. Michelle Goldberg – Opinion Columnist – NY Times  – … More

Black Wall Street, Juneteenth, Opinion, Politics, racism, Research, truth, Tulsa Oklahoma, USA, white rampage

Our Racial Pandemic

The following was written, compiled, by an 18 year young lady who is passionately concerned by what she is witnessing … More

Advocacy, Black Lives Matter, Economics, equality, equity, history, involvement, justice, opportunity, parity, Politics, truth, USA

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

Bill James, hereditary chief at Lummi, master weaver, dies at age 75

Xechit-en schaleche l’en-tengexw Lynda V. Mapes  –  Seattle Times environment reporter “Bill Tsi’li’xw James, hereditary chief of the Lummi people, … More

Bill James, Chief, Coast Salish, Friends, Indigenous people, life, Lummi Tribe, Orca Whale, Salish Institute at Northwwest Indian College, truth, USA, weaver

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

Imagine you were born in 1900

  On your 14th birthday, World War I starts and ends on your 18th birthday.  22 million people perish in … More

1900, Cold War, Essay, Great Depression, history, Korean War, life, massive deaths, USA, Viet Nam, WWl, WWll

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

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

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