D. Renee Smith

Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.

4. Don’t grade on a curve

This goes both ways. Do not hold Republicans to a lower standard and do not hold Democrats to a higher one. When a Republican does something normal, recognize it is normal not exceptional. When a Democrat does something normal, recognize it is normal and not terrible.

I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.

Rest in peace and power Nikki Giovanni. Thank you for your words, your thought, and your example.

“Deal with yourself as an individual worthy of respect, and make everyone else deal with you the same way.” Nikki Giovanni

Thank you for this entire thread. It came to me via my friend, Suzanne Pharr. Your words were just what I needed to hear this morning.

I've said it before, I'll say it again:

We are not a 50/50 country. We are a gerrymandered and voter suppressed country. Should we ever resolve those issues (...), then, perhaps, we'll know the actual extent of our political divisions.

Obviously penned by that one person who read my dissertation

Straight out of Stuttgart…Arkansas that is. Stuttgart is known for rice farms & ducks, but I’m fonder of its other exports…me (born there about 150 years ago) and this cheese ball recipe from Ms. Charlene’s 2001 Holy Rosary School 4th grade Friends/Family Cookbook. #holidaycooking #foodie

Why white evangelicals support Trump A (more) distilled version of what I've written about obsessively

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Thanks!

We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist. James Baldwin