On the day Joe Biden and Kamala Harris became President- and Vice President-elect of the United States, we pay a tribute to kindness....
Poet Tracy K. Smith Pays Tribute to Kamala Harris in Vogue:
When the news reached me in August that Senator
Kamala Harris had been selected as Joe Biden’s running mate, it struck me that
the Democratic Party was ready to listen—and to learn. Harris’s courage,
brilliance, energy, and her decades of experience have long qualified her to
help lead America forward out of our current national moment. And her
perspective as a woman of color is critical to doing the work of helping all of
us heal from the strife of racism and racial division. Knowing that Harris’s
voice will be central to this dialogue makes me believe that our American union
can be strengthened and deepened.
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"Why a President Biden Will Make Parenting So Much Easier"
[by Taylor Antrim in
Vogue, November 5, 2020]
“Joe Biden never lies! He’s very nice!”
My son, William, 6, started saying this a few weeks ago, a
bit mysteriously. He wasn’t parroting me or his mom. We’re solidly blue parents
in blue-bubble Brooklyn, but we haven’t been talking about the election at the
dinner table with him or his sister, Vivian, 8. This is probably a civic
failing of ours, but I’m sorry, it’s just too stressful. How do you explain the
Trump presidency to young kids? As a resiliently popular exercise in criminality
and power? How would we explain four more years of it? [Read full article]
and another parent speaks..."An Emotional Van Jones Spoke for America When Joe Biden Was Declared President"
“Well, it’s easier to be a parent this morning. It’s easier
to be a dad. It’s easier to tell your kids that character matters.” [Read full article]
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