Al Jazeera’s tribute to the many blacks who have been killed: Know their names.
https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2020/know-their-names/index.html
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Read MoreI love studying Italian. I see so many interesting connections in the words. English of course originated in Latin and Greek, dilly dallied through French, which was the language of the elite , and then moved through the Anglo Saxon roots. This is why English is sometimes called a bastard language- really not quite nice. Let’s say it’s rich. I keep finding interesting connections as...
Read MoreHello friends and clients, As you all know, there is a coronavirus circulating. While we should all wash our hands more, use hand sanitizer and stay away from people who are sick, aside from that, there is no reason to panic. The government is being extreme because the Canadian health care system isn’t equipped to deal with a lot of people in the hospital so they are stopping the virus in...
Read MoreAs an educator with 27 years of teaching experience, and a mentor, I take great interest in my students. I have known one student since he was 4, and he’s now 15. He attends GNS, a private school in Victoria, and told me that the principal of the Middle School has created a “No Contact” rule. What exactly is the nature of this rule, and why was it created? He stated that the...
Read MoreBeating the Odds by Lindsay Lewis He thought they had covered eventualities the small assurances of life years of counting carbs and slathering sunscreem petunias, seeding in spring He thought he knew the texture of his life wife at his fingertips filling cups with coffee: Black, rich, dark. He always dealt in...
Read MoreHostage taking By Lindsay Lewis Enclosed in the pale envelope of sleep the words invade, with tiny timbers in their hand, battering my brain Any poet knows, you cannot bargain with a word. They must have their say, adamant on winning. Words are worthless...
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