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Posts Tagged ‘Change’

The Audacity of Spirit: Lessons from a New Modern Woman

Posted by: elledub08 on: July 1, 2009

June 20th marked World Refugee Day. Here in Washington there have been events throughout the month to bring awareness to the issues that refugees face here and abroad.  Ihotu Ali, a Center for Progressive Leadership New Leaders Fellow, talks about the images of refugee women here in America. I had the pleasure of meeting [...]

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Poking Fun at Postracial

Posted by: elledub08 on: May 13, 2009

This commercial was so funny and clever. And so was the back story.

H/T: Ta-Nehisi Coates

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elledub goes gawking at the alfalfa club dinner

Posted by: elledub08 on: February 1, 2009

Nerdette over at NotMyGal convinced me to spend my Saturday night watching the arrivals to the Alfalfa Club Dinner, a dinner honoring the legacy of Robert E. Lee (yes…I’m talking about this guy). Governor Sarah Palin was in attendance and so was President Barack Obama. We were there to see Gov. Palin arrive to the [...]

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The American Dream

Posted by: elledub08 on: January 23, 2009

On this past Tuesday, I was able to witness the swearing in of our 44th President, Barack Hussein Obama. It was awe-inspiring, it was emotional, and it was a blessing to be a part of history.
I don’t know what more I can say that hasn’t already been said. When I saw Michelle Obama walk through [...]

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