June 19th 1865 was the day when the last slaves were freed. But did you know that Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22nd 1862, declaring “on the first day of January .. all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall thenContinue reading “Happy Juneteenth from Keedie’s Corner”
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Melanin & Chlorophyll – Similarities and More!
All our lives we’ve been taught that too much sun is bad for us. We’ve been taught about how cancerous it can be. How hot it is. The list goes on. Yet, we are hardly taught the benefits of the sun. As of recent, I started sun gazing. It is a practice that has beenContinue reading “Melanin & Chlorophyll – Similarities and More!”
Poem “White Boy Privilege”
My friend sent me a link that made me shed a tear. I was so moved by 8th grader Royce Mann’s delivery of “White Boy Privilege”. Even a child could see the injustice in our System, why can’t everyone else? Mann’s powerful words won him first place in the competition and I could see why, butContinue reading “Poem “White Boy Privilege” “
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