Care Package for Sunday, June 14, 2020

Poetry: Let America Be America Again by Langston HughesLet American be America again.Let it be the dream it used to be.Let it be the pioneer on the plainSeeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.)Read more Song In My Head: Fight Like a Girl by Zolita https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWcvcfpqs08 Art Quilt: …

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An Unsolicited Commencement Address To the Graduating Class of 2020

To the Graduating Class of 2020,I’m not here to waste your time, so let’s not beat around the bush.  This sucks. You’re not graduating from high school in the way you’ve spent the last dozen or so years anticipating. You’re not seated in an auditorium, gym, or park, your family, friends, and community crowded around …

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Care Package for Friday, June 12, 2020

Poetry: Yesterday and To-morrow by Paul Laurence DunbarYesterday I held your hand,Reverently I pressed it,And its gentle yieldingnessFrom my soul I blessed it.Read more Song In My Head: Alright by Kendrick Lamar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-48u_uWMHY LGBTQ Art: Aubrey Beardsley’s How Sir Tristram Drank of the Love Drink Photo credit: theartstory.org Self-Care: Mental Health Resources for LGBTQIA+ People …

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Care Package for Thursday, June 11, 2020

Poetry: You Are Who I Love by Aracelis GirmayYou, selling roses out of a silver grocery cartYou, in the park, feeding the pigeonsYou cheering for the beesRead more Song In My Head: True Trans Soul Rebel by Against Me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUrfrCfvZDc LGBTQ Art: 7 LGBTQ Artists Who Made Profound And Lasting Contributions To The Art World …

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