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“Words Are Things”: The Importance of Naming When Speaking Truth to Power

September 25, 2016 by Kindra Cotton 1 Comment

Like many, I watched Hillary Rodham Clinton accept the nomination of the Democratic National Committee, making her the first woman presidential candidate of a major political party, with a combination of hope, happiness, and pride, but what really resonated with me from her 56-minute speech were the words: “systemic racism”.  It happened at about the 51-minute … [Read more...] about “Words Are Things”: The Importance of Naming When Speaking Truth to Power

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