Saturday, November 7, 2020

{Tribute to Kindness on a Historic Day}

 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. [Read full article]


"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]

Vice President Auntie


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