Check out the summary of this week’s actions from Network Delaware that can be done in just a few minutes or less. You can download the entire document here.
If you missed it, or just want to view it again, the SDARJ Town Hall meeting: Black Poetry is now available for viewing on the SDARJ YouTube channel at: https://youtu.be/eAp_sU2e1eE. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS, THIS VERSION DOES NOT INCLUDE “I CAN’T BREATHE” BY H.E.R. You can view the official version of H.E.R.’s “I Can’t Breathe” at https://youtu.be/E-1Bf_XWaPE
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) will present “Black Poetry: from Black Love to Black Lives Matter,” at a town hall meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., via Zoom. The program features poetry readings by local residents as well as videos of renowned poets reading their own selections. Register for the event at https://blackpoetry.eventbrite.com
Headliners are 2021’s hottest new star Amanda Gorman, reading “The Hill We Climb,” and H.E.R., 2021 Grammy Award Winner for Song of the Year “I Can’t Breathe.”
The Cape Gazette COMMENTARY
Sara Ford – March 30, 2021
The recent murder of eight people, six Asian-American women, one white woman and one white man, was utterly despicable, as was the reason the killer gave that he is a sex addict and saw such women as temptations that he wanted to get out of his way. When asked in an interview if these murders were hate crimes, Keisha Lance Bottoms, mayor of Atlanta, said, “This was targeted at Asian spas. Read the entire Cape Gazette commentary here.
The Cape Gazette
Love Creek Elementary students Kendall DeShields and Mikiah Jackson, and Mariner Middle students Adrianna Powell and Ada Spells were recognized March 17 with the African American/Black Achievement Award from the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice.
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Shields Elementary School students Brandon Wilkinson and Miriam Keefer were recognized Feb. 24 with the African American/Black Achievement Award from the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice.
By Ellen Driscoll
March 4, 2021
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