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Tag Archives: Frederick Douglass
The Tyrants’ Apostolic Creed
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Russian President Vladimir Putin has crossed the Rubicon with his illegal, predatory and brutal invasion of Ukraine. His vicious war is based partly on ill-conceived, debunked and short-lived lies about the victimization of Russian speakers in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Aesop, Frederick Douglass, Irene Fowler, Rule of Law, Russian Invasion of Ukraine, The Tyrants’ Apostolic Creed, Vladimir Putin
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TCS: The Starless Midnight and the Bright Daybreak
. Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ Justice in the … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Poetry, The Coffee Shop
Tagged Audre Lorde, Frederick Douglass, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, Martin Luther King Jr, Plato, TCS
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ON THIS DAY: September 3, 2020
September 3rd is Penny Press Day * Welsh Rarebit Day U.S. Bowling League Day National Skyscraper Day * _____________________________________ MORE! Prudence Crandall, Frederick Douglass and Alice Gibson, click
ON THIS DAY: July 6, 2020
July 6th is: U.S. Currency Day * International Kissing Day Hand Roll (Sushi) Day * National Fried Chicken Day ______________________________ MORE! Jan Hus, Bessie Head and Earl Warren, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Bessie Head, Dalai Lama, earl warren, Frederick Douglass, Frida Kahlo, Jan Hus, Lorna Golding, Susannah Mushatt Jones
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ON THIS DAY: July 5, 2020
July 5th is: Apple Turnover Day Graham Cracker Day Bikini Day * Workaholics Day __________________________________ MORE! Sarah Siddons, Frederick Douglass and Mitsuye Yamada, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged A. E. Douglass, Anna Arnold Hedgeman, Clara Zetkin, Frederick Douglass, Ismail Mahomed, Mitsuye Yamada, Sarah Siddons
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ON THIS DAY: February 14, 2020
February 14th is Valentine’s Day National Donor Day * Ferris Wheel Day California Oranges Day * Pet Theft Awareness Day * Cream-Filled Chocolates Day International Book Giving Day * _________________________________ MORE! Lydia H. Smith, Frederick Douglass and Charlotta S. Bass, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Anna Howard Shaw, Aretha Franklin, Charlotta Spears Bass, Frederick Douglass, Lydia Hamilton Smith, Monetta J Sleet Jr, Richard Allen
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ON THIS DAY: December 3, 2019
December 3rd is Himalia Day * Peppermint Latte Day Roof over Your Head Day International Day for Persons with Disabilities * _______________________________________ MORE! Octavia Hill, Muntu Myesa and Marie Ouedraogo, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alice Schwarzer, Anna Freud, Frederick Douglass, Joseph Conrad, Marie Ouedraogo, Muntu Myesa, Octavia Hill
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ON THIS DAY: September 3, 2019
September 3rd is Penny Press Day * Welsh Rarebit Day U.S. Bowling League Day National Skyscraper Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Prudence Crandall, Frederick Douglass and Alice Gibson, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alice Gibson, Diane de Poitiers, Dixy Lee Ray, Frederick Douglass, Louis Sullivan, Prudence Crandall, William Wordsworth
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ON THIS DAY: July 5, 2019
July 5th is: Apple Turnover Day Graham Cracker Day Bikini Day * Workaholics Day _________________________________________ MORE! Frederick Douglass, Clara Zetkin and Jean Cocteau, click
ON THIS DAY: February 14, 2019
February 14th is Valentine’s Day National Donor Day * Ferris Wheel Day California Oranges Day * Pet Theft Awareness Day * Cream-Filled Chocolates Day International Book Giving Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Richard Allen, Charlotta Spears Bass and Aretha Franklin, click