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Start each week on a positive note!<\/p>\n
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“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/Courtesy_of_Allison_Shelley-The_Verbatim_Agency_for_American_Education_Images_of_Teachers_and_Students_in_Action.png” alt=”A teacher playing a game with her students at the playground. Each of them is holding an upside-down cone while trying to catch the small item (bean bag) they have thrown in the air.” title_text=”A teacher playing a game with her students at the playground. Courtesy of Allison Shelley\/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action. Viewed on Deeperlearning4all.org\/g 7\/8\/2020″ show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/Photo-Credit-Nathan-Dumlao.jpg” alt=”People holding a banner that reads: We who believe in freedom cannot rest. \u2013 Ella Baker” title_text=”People holding a banner that reads: We who believe in freedom cannot rest. \u2013 Ella Baker. Photo Credit: Nathan Dumlao. Retrieved 7\/9\/20 on Unsplash at https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/I99ck2MH2Tw” show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.11.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n “If you can’t fly then run, [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.11.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. \u2026”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/Courtesy_of-Allison-_Shelley_The_Verbatim_Agency_for_American_Education_Images_of_Teachers_and_Students_in_Action.jpg” alt=”Four elementary students writing notes in their classroom.” title_text=”Four elementary students writing notes in their classroom. Courtesy of Allison Shelley\/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action.” _builder_version=”4.11.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cGeography divides people only if the people allow it – faith divides people only if the people allow it intellect divides people only if the people allow it – politics divides people only if the people allow it. So, unless the people allow it, nothing can tear our world apart. Unless you allow it, nothing can tear our society apart.\u201d [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/Photo_Credit_Wylly_Suhendra.jpg” alt=”A close-up of people\u2019s hands linked together in a circle.” title_text=”A close-up of people\u2019s hands linked together in a circle. Photo Credit: Wylly Suhendra. Retrieved 6\/28\/20 on Unsplash. https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@wylly_suhendra” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “You cannot take your freedoms for granted. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/Photo_Credit_Vernon_Rainell_Cenzon.png” alt=”Fireworks” title_text=”Fireworks. Photo Credit: Vernon Rainell Cenzon” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better .” – Albert Einstein<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/Courtesy_of_Allison-Shelley_The_Verbatim_Agency_for_American_Education_Images_of_Teachers_and_Students_in_Action1.jpg” alt=”A teacher with two elementary students exploring a garden. One of the students is hold a magnifying glass to a flower.” title_text=”A teacher with two elementary students exploring a garden. Courtesy of Allison Shelley\/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/Courtesy_of_Allison-Shelley_The_Verbatim_Agency_for_American_Education_Images_of_Teachers_and_Students_in_Action2.jpg” alt=”A teacher with four students explore a garden together. They are all focused on something in the soil.” title_text=”A teacher with four students explore a garden together. 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The text reads: Today is the summer solstice and the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day and the shortest night of the year.” title_text=”An image of a sunset. https:\/\/memesbams.com\/summer-solstice-images\/” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be.” [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/Lissa_Finn_Patch.jpg” alt=”A young child holding up a poster that reads \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d 6 times.” title_text=”A young child holding up a poster that reads \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d. 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Stephanie Keith\/Getty Images” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#EFEFEF” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n “We take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude” [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/photo_credit_Aaron_Burden.jpg” alt=”The view of an American flag on an open field.” title_text=”Photo Credit: Aaron Burden The view of an American flag on an open field.” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/Photo_Credit_The_U.S._Census_Bureau.jpg” alt=”Shape Your Future sculpture in a building.” title_text=”Shape Your Future sculpture in a building. 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Buzzfeed News.” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite imagination and instill the love of learning.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/art_class_in_Kolkota_India.jpg” alt=”A group of young children are getting creative in an art class in Kolkota, India. Hemis \/ Alamy Stock Photo” title_text=”Children’s art class in Kolkota, India. Hemis \/ Alamy Stock Photo” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u201cThe best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don\u2019t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.\u201d<\/p>\n Barack Obama<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/milwaukee-county-residents-pat-a-robinson-tns.png” alt=”Milwaukee County residents line up to vote on April, 7, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.” title_text=”Milwaukee County residents line up to vote on April, 7, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Pat A. Robinson \/ TNS)” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “There are helpers everywhere”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/Indiana_Theater_Bloomington_Indiana.jpg” alt=”A quote attributed to Mr. Rogers fills the marquee above the Indiana Theater in Bloomington, Indiana, on March 18. Barcroft Media \/ Getty Images The quote reads: When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, look for the helpers you will always find people who are helping Mr. Rogers” title_text=”A quote attributed to Mr. Rogers fills the marquee above the Indiana Theater in Bloomington, Indiana, on March 18. Barcroft Media \/ Getty Images” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Hope is stronger than fear”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/ww.qc.cuny.edu\/ttt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2021\/10\/We-Will-Survive.jpg” alt=”People walk past a sign during day two of the citywide shelter-in-place order in San Francisco on March 18. The sign reads: We will get by. We will survive.” title_text=”The sign reads: We will get by. We will survive. Shannon Stapleton \/ Reuters” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text ul_position=”inside” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ header_5_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_5_text_color=”#000000″ header_5_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month,
or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid
to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”
\u2013 John Lewis<\/em><\/p>\n\n
July 20th, 2020<\/h4>\n
if you can’t run then walk,
if you can’t walk then crawl,
but whatever you do
you have to keep moving forward.\u201d
\u2015 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
July 13th, 2020<\/h4>\n
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July 6th, 2020<\/h4>\n
– Abhijit Naskar<\/em><\/p>\n\n
June 29th, 2020<\/h4>\n
Just like generations who have come before, you have to do your part to preserve and protect those freedoms” – Michelle Obama<\/p>\n\n
June 22nd, 2020<\/h4>\n
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June 15th, 2020<\/h4>\n
\u2015 Andy Warhol<\/em><\/p>\n\n
June 8th, 2020<\/h4>\n
– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,1963<\/em><\/p>\n\n
June 1st, 2020<\/h4>\n
– Nelson Mandela<\/em><\/p>\n\n
May 25th, 2020<\/h4>\n
– Cynthia Ozick<\/em><\/p>\n\n
May 18th, 2020<\/h4>\n
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May 11th, 2020<\/h4>\n
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May 4th, 2020<\/h4>\n
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April 27th, 2020<\/h4>\n
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(Pat A. Robinson \/ TNS)<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\nApril 20th, 2020<\/h4>\n
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April 13th, 2020<\/h4>\n