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Pride in Equality

“Equality of opportunity was the founding creed of U.S. society, but equality among all peoples and between the sexes has proved easier to legislate than to achieve in practice. Social or religious inequality is deeply ingrained in some cultures and thus difficult to overcome (see caste).”- merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equality I grew up pledging allegiance to the flag of theContinue reading “Pride in Equality”

The Beauty of Gritty

I took my first trip to New York in 1997 by myself and the hotel I stayed in was the Chelsea. I stayed there because it was cheap, hip, and it had the whole Sid and Nancy history/punk rock vibe. The hotel was filled with artists in residency at the time. I could hear piano playingContinue reading “The Beauty of Gritty”