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allure.com--October 1, 2024
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Poetic Epiphany Performs a Powerful Poem on Domestic Violence
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Photo: gettyimages / whitehouse.gov--August 30, 2024
This month, we recognize the more than 21 million Americans in recovery from substance use disorder.
They exemplify courage, hope, and resilience as they seek new beginnings and help countless others find pathways to healing.
Photo: gettyimages.com | wikipedia.org--August 31, 2024
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.
Photo: gettyimages | nami.org--August 31, 2024
Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. Suicidal thoughts, although common, should not be considered normal and often indicate more serious issues.
It is a little known fact that July is Disability Pride Month in the US. We celebrate Disability Pride in July because it coincides with the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990.
PoetryFoundation.org--July 1 2024
For Independence Day, we bring you this wide-ranging selection of poems, articles, blog posts, and podcasts. These poets form a chorus of many Americas.
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goodgoodgoodco.com--June 1, 2024
Get your queer studies materials right from the source! Or, just enjoy some awesome fiction that tells the stories of LGBTQ+ characters. There are so many awesome books out there.
Get started by searching through Libro.fm’s Pride collection of audiobooks or this list of recommendations:
- Barack Obama
Photo: Getty Images | rollingout.com--June 1, 2024
Celebrate Juneteenth with a star-studded concert at the White House
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are set to host a star-studded Juneteenth concert on June 10, marking the second consecutive year of celebrating America’s newest national holiday at the White House. Juneteenth, which was officially recognized as a national holiday in June 2021, honors Black history and acknowledges both the progress made and the ongoing work towards racial equity.
"Only those feigning blindness fail to see the body of work we are, and the work of body we have done.
Everything is what it is because of us. It is misunderstanding to believe that free fell upon us like a blessing,
that it was granted by a signature and an abruptly opened door. Listen to the thousand ways to say black out loud.
Hear a whole people celebrate their free and fragile lives, then find your own place inside that song. Make the singing matter. "
— Patricia Smith (from The Stuff of Astounding: A Poem For Juneteenth) Read Poem
poetryfoundation.org--June 1, 2024
A fistful of poems about fatherhood by classic and contemporary poets.
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npr.org--April 30, 2024
A new collection of Emily Dickinson's letters has been published by Harvard's Belknap Press, edited by Dickinson scholars Cristanne Miller and Domhnall Mitchell.
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