December 2009
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2nd Years Best of 2009: "CD"
A select group of 2nd Year Allies from across the network chime in on their favorite CD’s from 2009.
Ashley Smith (LA): Anything Michael Jackson
Maria Robilotto (NY): Thievery Corporation’s The Richest Man in Babylon
Reggie Scruggs (ER): Q-Tip’s The Renaissance
Jack Stucker (DE): 91.3 FM WVUD (U of DE radio) ‘cause I can’t afford CD’s right now
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PA Silicon Valley’s Austin Emanuel Jonas,...
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2nd Years Best of 2009: "Movie"
A select group of 2nd Year Allies from across the network chime in on their favorite movies from 2009.
Ashley Smith (LA): Push and Star Trek
Maria Robilotto (NY): In Bruges
Reggie Scruggs (ER): Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes
Jack Stucker (DE): Star Trek
Shavonda Sisson (MKE): Law Abiding Citizen
Chime in. What was your favorite from 2009?
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2nd Years Best of 2009: "Book"
Ashley (LA): Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self Esteem by Bell Hooks
Maria (NY): If On a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Carvino
Reggie (ER): Encountering Life's Endings by Louis Silverstein
Shavonda (MKE): Precious by Sapphire
Jack (DE): Places in Between by Rory Stewart
What's your best book of 2009?
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PA Milwaukee’s Shavonda Sisson takes a...
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PA Minute. PA Arizona’s Laci Lester takes a...
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“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of...”
– Harper Lee (thanks, kari-shma)
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“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
– Mahatma Gandhi (thanks, kari-shma)
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“Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke (born this day in 1875) (thanks, hope4theflowers)
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“This is a school determined to change the future for kids who have gone missing...”
– Suzie Boss, writing about Eagle Rock School in her article, The Art of Building School Community over at Edutopia.com
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I'm a 2nd Year... →
Ashley Smith from PA Los Angeles is kickin’ out a phenomenal blog on her experiences as a 2nd Year Ally.
Every 1st and 3rd week of the month, I anticipate their arrival. I look around the room to ensure that there are enough chairs for everyone to sit. I walk outside and prop the double doors open so people can enter at ease. As the clock ticks closer to 9:30, I question whether I should...
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PA Minute. PA Arizona’s Helena Lyson shares...
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PA Minute. Reggie Scruggs takes a moment to share...
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PA Minute. PA San Francisco’s Timika...
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“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right...”
– W. Clement Stone (via kari-shma)