Tag: Democracy

Election Day 2020: Democracy, Personal Whims, and Accountability – Conversations with the World 101

November 3, 2020

Welcome to Conversations with the World 101. Originally part of the virtual launch party for the book Greeting Flannery O’Connor at the Back Door of My Mind, this edited version is being presented as Americans head to the polls for Election Day 2020. This is what it’s all about: Quotations from my work in different … More Election Day 2020: Democracy, Personal Whims, and Accountability – Conversations with the World 101

The 2015 Bid for Power and History in Savannah (Georgia, USA) – Bright Skylark Literary Productions

November 17, 2015

There’s a lot at stake when it comes to casting a vote for the mayor of Georgia’s first city. Candidates not only stand to make history but to shape it some very powerful ways. (photo of Edna B. Jackson courtesy of Diva Magazine) Journalist Patricia C. Stumb, in a 1999 Connect Savannah news magazine story … More The 2015 Bid for Power and History in Savannah (Georgia, USA) – Bright Skylark Literary Productions

Selma Revisited: from Violent Racism to Reflective Compassion (part 1)

January 7, 2015

Left to right, Producers of the Golen Globe Award-nominated film Selma: Dede Gardner, Oprah Winfrey, and director Ava DuVernay. (photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for AFI)  The movie Selma, directed and executive produced by Ava DuVernay, opened on Christmas Day 2014 and rang in the New Year 2015 with domestic sales estimated at $1, 204,000 … More Selma Revisited: from Violent Racism to Reflective Compassion (part 1)