Care Package: 1. A parcel of food, money, or luxury items sent to a loved one who is away. 2. A digital gathering of cultural touchstones on ethandezotelle.com, put together to brighten your day a bit.

Hi there. It’s been a while. My last post on the blog was on July 4, 2023. Life took an unexpected, wonderful swerve, and there hasn’t been much time to spare for writing and posting. I’m hoping to get back to it on a regular basis now, and I figured the Daily Care Package was a good place to start. I’ve missed putting this together to share, and I’m going to do my best to make this an every-day thing like it used to be.

Enjoy!

POEM: In Summer by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Oh, summer has clothed the earth
In a cloak from the loom of the sun!
And a mantle, too, of the skies’ soft blue,
And a belt where the rivers run.
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ART: Beauford Delaney’s Untitled, 1954

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QUOTE: “Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public, just like tenderness is what love looks like in private.” — Cornel West
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SONG: Expectations by Katie Pruitt

TRAVEL: Spotted Lake, Okanagan Valley, British Colombia, Canada

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SOMETHING FOR THE EDUCATORS OUT THERE: School Leadership for Social Justice

I had the privilege of seeing Dr. Toni Harrison-Kelly and Dr. Sharla Horton-Williams speak at a conference I attended this past week. They are amazing women doing important work, and I highly recommend checking their good work out.

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