Blog Posts
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Beyond the White in White Cane Day
By Kelsi Watters White Cane Day is a national observance celebrated in the United States every year on October 15 since 1964. On October 6, 1964, Congress passed a joint resolution that allowed then President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim October 15 of every year as “White Cane Safety Day”. The White Cane Law states…
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Housekeeping: Metaphorical & Actual
There are days when most things are planned; where there is a list on a sheet of white paper, sitting alongside a heavy pen that checks off each imperative with bold ink. In the end, satisfaction in knowing yours was time well spent, in service to a life well lived. I thought this would be…
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Racial Justice and the Electoral Process: A Careful and Crucial Rationale
Lace Watkins This is the sentence that was going to be the lead for this month, as we venture into this month’s focus: “As most know, we are heading into one of the most crucial midterm elections in recent memory.” But then I got to thinking: that midterms are always important; midterms have always been…