Is Anybody Listening? – A Poem by Natalie Patterson
Is Anybody Listening? We are a nation of opinions Someone is always talking Which leads me to wonder, Who is listening? Who is taking…
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100 Black Men Welcome Day, Pasadena/Altadena, CA
On August 14, 2017, over 100 black men from Pasadena and Altadena gathered at Altadena Elementary, McKinley Middle School and John Muir High School…
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People of Note: Chatting with Tracy Gray
The Woman Changing the Face of Business Peculiar Beginnings From majoring in Mathematics to working on the NASA Space Shuttle program to… business? To…
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Documentary: “Children of Beqaa”, Explores What is Happening with the Most Vulnerable of Syrian Refugees – Children
A plane just flew over my house and I had no sense of fear. No second thought that it could mean I was about…
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Wheaton, Illinois: Charming, Abolitionist Past, and So Green!
Wheaton is a suburban city in Milton and Winfield Townships and is the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It is located…
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Original Mother’s Day Proclamation – By Julia Ward Howe
Written in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe, the following proclamation explains, in her own impassioned words, the goals of the original “Mother’s Peace Day”…
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HOME: An Evening of Music Benefiting Syrian Refugees in the Beqaa Valley – Pasadena, CA
One of the first questions we often ask someone when we meet them (right after we learn their name) is, “Where are you from?” or…
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Motherhood Behind Bars
I am going to tell you the heartache, joys and pain of mothering from the inside of prison walls. This is probably one of…
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Paris Earth Day: Citizens, Visitors and French Institutions March for Science
On April 22, Earth Day 2017, the citizens of the world participated in a massive March for Science. The initiative was launched by U.S….
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Let’s Care About Our Planet – For More Than Just Earth Day
“People cared.” Those words of Gaylord Nelson are the core hope for Earth Day. That by being aware of the realities facing our world would cause…
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April 2017: Going There and a Poem by Natalie Patterson
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the U.S. According to NOMORE.org, “Nationally, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The goal of SAAM…
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The Future of Cities
The Future of Cities Over 3.5 billion of us live in cities. At our current rate of development, an area the size of Great…
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