Puma FC, Announces Launch of “Chance For All” Program, Partnership with Afrikan Centered Education Collegium Campus (ACE) to Bring Soccer to Urban Core of Kansas City
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Missouri still leads the nation on black homicide rates…
According to the Violence Policy Center “Washington, DC—Missouri leads the nation in the rate of black homicide victimization for the second year in a row according to a new analysis of unpublished Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) data released today by the Violence Policy Center (VPC).”
We do not accept that ours will ever be a nation of ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’: we must always be a nation of ‘haves’ and ‘soon-to-haves.’
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Republican governor MITCH “I really said that” DANIELS, in delivering the GOP response to the State of the Union Tuesday night.
Continuing the Republican theme of “I deny that this nation has poor people, impoverished people, and what other civilized societies might otherwise term ‘the underclass.’”
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Yesterday I went to visit Linda. She has been through a lot since I last posted about her. She had left the shelters and moved into her own home in a government subsidized project. In her new place, she had seemed happy, talkative and open.
After about four months her health had deteriorated. Linda’s neighbor had found her on the floor unresponsive. She had been there for two days. She is now living in a nursing home for the time being. When I went to find her, a nurse had to point me to her as I did not recognize her. She lost so much weight, her frame is skeletal and she is now in a wheelchair. The nurses say she is not eating much.
She and I found a place in the dining hall that was quiet to talk. We sat there in silence for a long time. If I asked her a question, her response was yes or no without elaboration. When I asked her how is her will to live, she put her head down, chipped at her worn nail polish, and slowly replied “it’s good.” I gave her some updates about my own life and she listened intently.
We continued to sit in silence. Linda seemed so tired….
I mentioned that Etta James had died. She asked who was she. I explained that James sang a famous song called “At Last.” Linda looked at me blankly. Then I played it on my phone. She closed her eyes, she smiled knowingly and began to hum along….
True Light Family Resource Center: A Life in Transition
I just added my photo essay to PhotoPhilanthropy’s website. I’m honored to have my work and the work of True Light Family Resource Center be shown there. Please take time to browse and view also their impressive collection of works by photographers working with all types of non-profits.
Under the care of a private for-profit healthcare in Moberly Correctional Center, Wilbur Williams experienced a medical treatment go terribly wrong.
What’s Next? A States Spring? #OccupyKC #OccupyWallstreet
In light of the current economy many have taken notice of the Wall Street greed and have learned from the organizational tactics involved in Arab Spring. A “how to” blueprint seems to be circulating. It seems democratic tactics may also work in the US. Or not.
A handful of protesters were seen Sept. 30th in the area surrounding the Kansas City Federal Reserve building. They claim to be a part of a movement called Occupy KC named and organized modelling Occupy Wall Street.
