change

When you think of punk rockers, what comes to mind? A bunch of strung out, skinny white kids rebelling against any and everything, all at once? If so, take a look at Bad Brains, circa 1979.

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A few days ago, Todd Van Hoosear (who, like me, isn’t a fan of meme-tagging) went and tagged me on the What Change Will Obama Bring meme. The day after Barack Obama won the election, I wrote about what I’d like to see. But this isn’t about what I want to happen. It’s what I [...]

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What Hope Looks Like

by Gradon on November 6, 2008 · 6 comments

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Have you noticed? I have. Walking down the street, there’s a lightness in people’s steps. They’re smiling more than they were a week ago. America’s high. High on hope. High on change. On that note, I’d like to share something. My friend and coworker Danielle sent me photos from a rally for Barack Obama that [...]

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Last night, history happened. America, in an overwhelming gesture of support, voted in Barack Obama as our next President. One of the things that struck me as most amazing about his victory was to the degree to which it proved to be our victory. It’s been a long time since a candidate united people the [...]

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Yes We Did!

by Gradon on November 5, 2008 · 8 comments

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I have way too many thoughts flowing through my head right now. All I can say is, Congratulations, Mr. President-Elect.

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Remember playing telephone as a kid? Social media can be kind of like that. Thomas Keown started One Home Many Hopes, a nonprofit organization that is working to improve the lives of girls in Kenya. “One Home Many Hopes” is a loving home for orphaned girls in Mtwapa, Kenya. It provides former street children with [...]

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