How America Missed One Brief Moment in Time
June 1, 2012
By Wendy Thompson, Editor-in-Chief
Commentary: Last Words
The way in which Americans today look back at slavery, segregation and Jim Crow with great shame and embarrassment is the way in which Americans will look back on the four years of the administration of President Barack Obama. Many Americans will later lament that their behavior was so savage and inhumane toward a good, upright, compassionate, Christian, family man, who deeply loved his wife, daughters and his country, where he [...]
Last Words: My Goodbye to Oprah
May 25, 2011
Wendy Thompson, Editor-in-Chief
Commentary: Last Words
Today is a day I never imagined would come so soon, but with much fanfare and many tears, it has. Today, after 25 years of service to a world of viewers, Oprah Winfrey aired her final “Oprah Winfrey Show”. Writing these “Last Words” on a show that literally helped create my adult life and utterly inspired my childhood is difficult.
25 years ago, I was 16 years old and living the life of a [...]
The Last Word: Sargent Shriver, the testament of a true man
January 23, 2011
Wendy Thompson
Editor-in-Chief
Commentary: Last Words
Photos: Rachel Lincoln/DC Spotlight
As I prepared to attend the funeral mass of Sargent Shriver on Saturday morning, I took a moment to reflect on the week before. On the day that Shriver died, I sent my condolences to Tim and Anthony Shriver, because I had personally worked with them on the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge in October of last year. The EKS Challenge afforded me the opportunity to see both Sargent and [...]
COMMENTARY: Peace is possible in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut shootings.
December 15, 2012
Jeni Stepanek, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation
Commentary
Peace is possible.
I do not understand why handfuls of people – those handfuls representing diverse races and religions and economic and education statuses – reach a point in life that a choice is made to destroy or diminish other lives in calculated or cold or careless ways.
I am at a loss for words and explanations right now. There are no good reasons or justifications for senseless acts of violence, or discrimination, [...]
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