Posted 2 weeks ago by Sheri Edwards America

Day 134 A Poet’s Words for Today’s Times

Not all of those mixing with protestors are peaceful.

But full crowds of many hundreds are peaceful. And yet…

My very old friend and colleague Maureen Healy–a fellow historian and Chair of History at Lewis and Clark College in Portland–was shot above her eye by Trump's federal officers last night in #Portland. Please take a moment to read her statement. #BlackLivesMatter #Vote pic.twitter.com/IhJMo81iwA
— Michael "Wear a Mask" Yudell (@PublicsHealth) July 22, 2020

Nonviolence wins.

#BlackLivesMatter

#PortlandProtests

#SeattleProtests

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Geeky Gramma ~~
Retired Middle School Language Arts Teacher ~~
Writer and Thinker

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