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		<title>AMERICA&#8217;S PATHWAY TO FREEDOM</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Across America, people are wondering why we are experiencing “a wave of violence.”  We are asking “Why?”  First, let’s recognize that violence has been a “way of life” for this country since inception.  It began with violence against Native Americans, enslaved people seeking humanity, Asians, civil rights workers, Latinos and acceptance of violence against our capitol.  When people believe positive results come from violence or when no one is held accountable when it occurs, violence continues.  Now that we have refreshed our memories … let’s offer insight for positive change.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>I Have a Dream</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most of us say at some point in our lives, &#8220;I have a dream.&#8221; How many of us can say it as masterfully and historically as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?&#8221; No one I know. As we approach the 60th anniversary of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ALBANY GEORGIA in 1963</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Foreword About Albany, Georgia in 1963 &#8220;Albany Georgia, GA in 1963&#8221; is an article written by Peter de Lissovoy. Excerpts below were copied as written. This writer had the pleasure of interviewing Peter in 2022 and was inspired by his perception and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Secret of Juneteenth</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Secret of Juneteenth is that its existence was based on a false premise. One word that defined it, was &#8220;freedom.&#8221; Yet, history reveals liberation was never the intent. The idea was used to appease one group, so that another group could [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>LIVING on the BLACK SIDE</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Talk to the Author with Dr. Mamie Smith]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Living on the black side is actually what Author/Editor Peter De Lissovoy did. As a member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committe (SNCC) in the 1960s, he lived, marched and went to jail with Blacks. &#8220;Why did you do it?&#8221; is a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>BLACKS SHAPING AMERICA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 02:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Blacks shaping America is and has never been a phenomenon. It is only a rarity to those ignorant of American history. This article will discuss three (3) African Americans who established a place in history. They are Nat King Cole, Phillis Wheatley [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>THE FACE OF RACISM</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 21:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Face of Racism: Racism has many faces because it is based on the opinions, beliefs and prejudices of individuals. At its core, is the belief that one group of people is superior to another. As Plato says, it is only those [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WHAT WILL YOU SAY?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 06:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What will you say? November 3rd has passed . . . and the results are coming in again. Are you surprised at the results of the election? Can you say “We did it!” or “What! How did that happen?” Right now, you [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 18:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s why I wrote it: It being my third book An American Story: My Family and Yours. Writing this book allowed me to explore American history from a different perspective. It also caused me to dig deep into my own thoughts. I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>THE BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 03:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” is the Black National Anthem.&#160;Many black kids, taught by black teachers in the south, learned it decades ago. THE BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM: A SONG OF TRIUMPH America has a national anthem:&#160;The Star Spangled Banner.&#160; Even though it [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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