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(From 2017) Tomorrow we have our fourth Annual Storytelling Festival for the AmeriCorps programs of Maryland. Our hosts at Casa Maryland and Pablo Blank always provide a warm welcome in their amazing space. Each year, we try different things and…..
Here are some readings on the topic for your research. Being Conscious about the Unconscious Are these unconscious biases hardwired into our brains as an evolutionary response, or do they emerge from assimilating information that we see around us? Implicit…..
A Poem tribute by Poet Laureate Billy Collins on the Names on the Ground Zero Memorial, the names read out on every anniversary usually by the survivors of those they lost.
Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr. Columnist Yesterday at 5:47 p.m. Washington Post The primary lesson we should take from the events of Sept. 11, 2001, is to be wary of lessons we think we have learned from traumatic events. Trauma can undermine the clear…..
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 In 2005, in partnership with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, StoryCorps launched the September 11 Initiative. The goal of the project is to record at least one story commemorating each life lost during the attacks on September 11,…..
By Scott Clement Polling director Yesterday at 6:00 a.m. Americans increasingly say the events of Sept. 11, 2001, had a more negative than positive impact on the country, and predictions for the pandemic’s long-term impact are even more downbeat, according to a Washington Post-ABC…..
The September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance (9/11 Day), is a chance to help others in tribute to those killed and injured on September 11, 2001, first responders, and the countless others who serve to defend the nation’s freedom at home and around…..
Essay by Carlos Lozada. Illustrations by Patrik Svensson. Updated Sept. 3 at 6:00 a.m.Originally published Sept. 3, 2021 Deep within the catalogue of regrets that is the 9/11 Commission report — long after readers learn of the origins and objectives of al-Qaeda, past the…..
By Tish Harrison Warren Opinion Writer New York Times August 29th 2021 This summer, on a lark, I took a course on poetry geared toward Christian leaders. Twelve of us met over Zoom to read poems and discuss the intersection of…..
By Sydney Trent and Emily Guskin Updated Aug. 25 at 8:00 a.m. Originally published Aug. 25, 2021228 Sophia Grigsby watched with horrified amazement as insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, defiling the halls of power in a violent attempt to prevent Joe Biden from becoming president. The…..
By Jenna Portnoy and Rebecca Tan August 25, 2021 at 7:21 p.m. EDT22 Washington Post Montgomery County announced Wednesday that it is requiring county employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus or get tested regularly, the latest area government to impose such a mandate for their…..