LEFT UNSAID: THE WORDS
& AMERICANS LEFT OUT

What does it say on #MEMORIALDAY when a former president uses the word “ #HumanScum ,” but doesn’t write the words “veteran,” “the fallen,” or “the dead?”

He uses the pronoun “I,” but not “us?” WE deserve better.

#MISSING !
Jaylynn was last seen on May 21, 2024 in Cape Girardeau, #Missouri .
#NationalMissingChildrensDay
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LEFT UNSAID: THE WORDS
& AMERICANS LEFT OUT

What does it say on #MEMORIALDAY when a former president uses the word “ #HumanScum ,” but doesn’t write the words “veteran,” “the fallen,” or “the dead?”

He uses the pronoun “I,” but not “us?” WE deserve better.

#MEMORIALDAY QUESTION

If so many died for us beneath
a flag, why can’t the rest of us truly live the values of the flag?

Doris “Dorie” Miller,
WWII Navy Cross Recipient

Memorial Day is one of our nation’s two federal holidays that comes from the Reconstruction Era. Officially established as Decoration Day by the Grand Army of the Republic in 1868, to remember those who died in defense of the U.S. during the Civil War. nps.gov/media/video/vi…

Remembering Lt. Fred Brewer, the American fighter pilot who was killed on a mission to Germany during WWII. A graduate of Shaw University, Lt. Brewer was among the more than 900 Black pilots who trained at the segregated Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama.

PARENTS

Ever notice when you text your children a book length message, they respond with a punctuation mark &/or an a emoji?

Patriotism away from the battlefield requires not only courage & commitment but kindness & compassion—even & especially when we disagree.

Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership Harvard Divinity Harvard Ash Center Belfer Center The Associated Press NPR Soldiers and protesters may share a common courage—and love of country.

American Solder and
NAACP Martyr Medgar Evers

The exception to this rule is even the most succinct communicators & the best kids write more when it’s about money. LOL

I did the same back in the days when you wrote actual letters home to receive actual cash back in the mail$.

Yesterday, I was honored to speak on “Finding Meaning in Industry, Technology & Story” to the Joint MBA/MPP graduates of the Harvard Kennedy School & Harvard Business School. What a joy to meet the families whose stories are as responsible for their Harvard education as Harvard.

In Norway to talk about USA's book bannings at the World Expression Forum. Then I'll discuss YA Lit at the Norwegian Festival of Literature. Thanks to the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for this incredible opportunity! ALA OIF PEN America Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 National Coalition Against Censorship Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚

The COA Summer Institute kicks off July 29th, with “Making Amends: The Future Past & Future of American Constitutionalism,” featuring journalist & historian Jill Lepore & ⁦Harvard University⁩ ⁦Harvard Kennedy School⁩ Prof. & former NAACP CEO Cornell Wm. Brooks. coa.edu/live/news/2036…

The COA Summer Institute kicks off July 29th, with “Making Amends: The Future Past & Future of American Constitutionalism,” featuring journalist & historian Jill Lepore & ⁦Harvard University⁩ ⁦Harvard Kennedy School⁩ Prof. & former NAACP CEO Cornell Wm. Brooks. coa.edu/live/news/2036…

Reparations for Black descendants of enslaved people is controversial for some Americans because Black people are seen as 'imperfect victims,' professor Rev. & Prof. Cornell William Brooks explains.

Watch the full video here: youtu.be/1ubMl4Tbtb4?si…