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"When I Met Dr. King"
Charlayne's personal account of talking with Dr. King emphasizes encountering his humility. Such a moving part of a so-moving book!
To this Enlightenment Teacher, humility elevates our humanity. Ironically, to live with humility, all we need do is to live as just one human person among others. As if accepting our size makes us taller.
— Jul 28, 2023 11:42AM
Charlayne's personal account of talking with Dr. King emphasizes encountering his humility. Such a moving part of a so-moving book!
To this Enlightenment Teacher, humility elevates our humanity. Ironically, to live with humility, all we need do is to live as just one human person among others. As if accepting our size makes us taller.
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Hark, it's not a herald angel. It's intrepid journalist (and audiobook narrator) Charlayne Hunter-Gault.
This time she's reading her moving essay on "Remembering John Lewis and the significance of Freedom Riders."
— Jul 25, 2023 03:29PM
This time she's reading her moving essay on "Remembering John Lewis and the significance of Freedom Riders."
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From Charlayne Hunter-Gault's moving essay in the New York Times on Rep. Shirley Chisolm:
"I'm not a politician.
I'm a stateswoman."
No doubt there's an equivalent pair of words for whatever each of us Goodreaders is doing right now. Wonderful to consider!
— Jul 24, 2023 11:25AM
"I'm not a politician.
I'm a stateswoman."
No doubt there's an equivalent pair of words for whatever each of us Goodreaders is doing right now. Wonderful to consider!
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Quoting fellow journalist, the late Gwen Ifill:
"The only thing separating black women from other women is opportunities."
— Jul 23, 2023 03:58PM
"The only thing separating black women from other women is opportunities."
