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Blog by Dr. LEW


NO KINGS Rally
Image:Samar Ahmed Bearing Witness: Reflections on the No Kings Rally Today, I had the opportunity to participate in the No Kings Rally once again. It wasn’t my first time being part of it, but this year was the first time I truly experienced the full breadth and depth of the rally and the march. I found myself on the front line, standing as clergy with 10,000 people behind me. The clergy were asked to lead the march—a request I’ll reflect on more deeply in a future post. Sp

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Butterflies are free
I serve in a small, family-style parish with an average Sunday attendance of about 50 people and 105 on the membership rolls. There is...

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Sep 42 min read
Representative Nicole Collier and the Fight for Freedom
Last week, Nicole Collier, Democrat from Texas, became a political hostage of her own state. Her refusal, alongside other Democrats, to...

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Aug 202 min read


Uncle Sam Wants YOU — to Hunt Humans?
Photo USA Today The iconic “Uncle Sam Wants YOU” poster, once a call to serve our nation, has been repurposed. This time, it’s not for...

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Aug 112 min read


Creative Expression Part II
The Guardian 2025 A few blogs back— “Creative Expression,” posted on August 9, 2025 —I discussed the arts as a vital medium of creative...

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Jul 283 min read


What does it mean Being?
The question of belonging has come to the attention of the public discourse as it pertains to the immigration status of birth rite...

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Jul 243 min read


Reclaiming Joy
I worried about how I would get there—my car had been totaled by a tree during a violent windstorm. I worried about how I could afford...

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May 53 min read


Creative Expression...Freedom
Creative expression—whether in the visual, performing, literary, or film arts—has always served as a barometer of a society’s health and...

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Apr 93 min read


America was the price of eggs worth it?
Youtube image The so-called election loss was largely attributed to the rising cost of eggs—along with other consumer necessities—and...

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Mar 272 min read


Fiction or Reality
Have you read Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, first published on October 1, 1993? Butler, the first African American science...

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Mar 12 min read


RESISt
Google Images: Threads I haven’t posted in weeks—frankly, because I’m exhausted. Trump-tigue, I call it. Ironically, it hasn’t even been...

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Feb 112 min read


Oh Freedom
Today, millions of Americans from all ethnic backgrounds, socio-economic statuses, and gender identities are participating in a day of...

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Jan 202 min read


When we fight we win!
On January 14th, the most diverse delegation of Black women’s organizations convened at the Georgia State Capitol, following the recent...

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Jan 142 min read


GRAVITY part II
Image Forbes It’s been two weeks since I last posted and I will begin with the beginning paragraph of my original post for context. This...

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Jan 44 min read


Gravity: I can fly
This "Why are you always causing a commotion?" Wicked This past weekend, I had the pleasure of watching Wicked —not the play, but the...

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Dec 26, 20242 min read


WOKE...Ism?
Credit to: Black outdoor art Brotherhood Media I recently listened to Wake Up Suite by Bill Lee & the Natural Spiritual Orchestra, a...

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Dec 15, 20243 min read


Who is Leon Sullivan and why should we care today?
kinfolks image Leon Sullivan was an African American minister from the Philadelphia area and an appointed board member of General Motors...

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Dec 3, 20243 min read


How do we move forward
I have been on a bit of a hiatus during the election process and now we have the results and frankly I am still processing my thoughts...

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Nov 11, 20241 min read


The Lie
The Art of the Lie by John Grant google images Obama's speeches, especially in moments like campaign rallies, are often powerful because...

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Oct 19, 20244 min read


Pink Frog??
Medical News Today Google Image Image: Medical News Today https://www.thepinkfrogfoundation.org/ October is Breast Cancer Awareness...

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Oct 7, 20242 min read
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