Author Archives: rikyrah

Sunday Open Thread

Posted on August 11, 2019

Good Morning. I hope that you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends.

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Saturday Open Thread

Posted on August 10, 2019

Good Morning. I hope that you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends. Photo of the Day 📸 National Portrait Gallery, August 7th, 1:14 PM @EvyMages pic.twitter.com/9St3TewhDA — Washingtonian (@washingtonian) August 7, 2019 THIS is what I'm embracing right … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Congressman Castro Took It To Them👏👏👏

Posted on August 9, 2019

Congressman Joaquin Castro had enough. So, he did a tweet telling folks – just in case you didn’t know, here are folks MAXXED OUT IN THEIR DONATIONS TO DOLT45. Like, maybe, you ought to have this list, next time you … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Thread, Politics, Racism, Uncategorized, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , | 70 Comments

Thursday Open Thread | Remembering Toni Morrison😢😢

Posted on August 8, 2019

We lost one of the giants this week when Toni Morrison died at the age of 88. There really are no words to describe how brilliant Ms. Morrison was, and what she brought to the world as a FREE Black … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Don’t Give Them The Benefit of the Doubt. The Hate is Plain to See.

Posted on August 7, 2019

There are those like myself,who knew what Dolt45 was about. We were told that we were hysterical. Tim Wise knew too, so.let him break it down for you: Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) Tweeted: 1/ The fact that people buy The Charlottesville … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Domestic Terrorists

Posted on August 6, 2019

I spent most of the weekend trying to stay away from the news once El Palso had broken. Nobody needed to tell me what it was about. A White Supremacist Domestic Terrorist, got in his car, and drove HUNDREDS OF … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | The Massacre in Dayton😢😢

Posted on August 5, 2019

I went to sleep Saturday night with El Paso on my heart, only to wake up to the news about Dayton. As with those in El Paso, the victims in Dayton were targeted. No accident -the target place of choice. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gun Violence, Hate Crime, Open Thread, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 79 Comments