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Nadia Gilkes

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Dream … Unfulfilled

June 6, 2019August 28, 2019

Today marks the 56th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have A Dream” Speech. As I sit back and reflect through my lifetime, I get a little teary eyed. I’ve seen the videos and watched people’s accounts of how life was in the ’50s …

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Categories News, Political, Race Relations

Donald Trump’s America

June 7, 2019November 11, 2016

**warning: raw, initial, emotional thoughts coming** I’ve been gone for a while, obviously. Where I’ve been and what I’ve gone through is another post for another day – if I even write it all, at this point. 2016 has been a hell of a year …

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Categories Historical Moments, Human Rights, Political, Race Relations

This Kim Davis Thing … SMH

June 6, 2019September 4, 2015

Kim Davis has been in the news for weeks because she is a Rowan County Clerk in Kentucky that refuses to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples as required by law. She says that same sex marriage clashes with her religious beliefs, and she …

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Categories News, Political, Same Sex Marriage

Cops On Trial

June 6, 2019September 3, 2015

Today, the charges against six officers accused of assaulting and/or killing Freddie Gray were upheld. This case will be heard, and all six officers will have separate trials. I remember when I initially saw the video of Mr. Gray’s arrest. It was horrific. He was …

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Categories News, Political, Race Relations

A Whistle Sparks A Movement

June 6, 2019August 29, 2015

It’s been 60 years since Emmett Till was taken from his home in the middle of the night. Repeatedly beaten, ultimately shot; his body weighed down with a 70 pound fan and thrown in the river. It would surface three days later – maimed, bloated, …

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Categories Political, Race Relations, Uncategorized

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