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Diversity

For those inhabiting the empty spaces of the coloring book

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. When we were younger, our academic achievements weren’t measured from our growing conversational ability or how many facts we knew, but in how well we understood borders. There was that important moment when we would color in the coloring book and actually manage to stay within the lines. (Not to […]

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Connecting Diversity

No other word works but great

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I’m at work on a longer essay for later today or tomorrow on another topic, but I wanted to make a comment about the gay marriages in San Francisco. Watching the story online and on TV about Gavin Newsom’s carefully planned act of defiance against the State of California, the weekend of […]

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Diversity History

Women’s Movement

I am ashamed to say that I did not know this month was dedicated to Women’s History until I read this lovely rundown of historical moments by Alas, a Blog. In keeping up with the theme, bean is continuing posting events in women’s history that have happened on each particular day in January. These are in keeping […]

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Diversity

The little woman

Though I sometimes wish Dean would go out and hire a strong DC insider to manage his campaign and keep him from inserting foot in mouth, my estimation of him as a candidate was enhanced when I read about his relationship with his wife, Dr. Steinberg Dean, and the fact that she doesn’t have much […]

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Diversity Weblogging

Best blog with a female spirit

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. This is too tedious for words because I have things I need to be doing, but I would not be me, which would be remiss and inconsistent and therefore uncomfortable for you and that’s to be avoided at all costs (at least on a Tuesday, shaking your world being allowed […]