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Poet Amanda Gorman exudes hope even as Black oppression remains | Commentary

By JASON CAMPBELL GUEST COLUMNIST |FEB 09, 2021 | “…Scripture tells us to envision / that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree / And no one shall make them afraid…” As Amanda Gorman spoke those words during the inauguration last month, I felt a chill — the hairs standing on the…

February 13, 2021February 17, 2021

Op-ed: US Capitol riots, MLK Jr. Day remind us there are still two Americas

By JASON CAMPBELL CHICAGO TRIBUNE |JAN 15, 2021 Unlike many other Black residents of Washington, D.C., I had the luxury of visiting the U.S. Capitol building as a child. I walked within the red ropes side by side with my mostly white middle-school classmates — wearing a long-sleeve button-down shirt and slacks — knowing that…

February 2, 2021

The Gifts Not Found Under The Tree

Oscar Wilde once wrote, “Memory is the diary we all carry about with us.” Memories are what will afford us the ability to overcome this pandemic. Memories can nourish troubled souls and calm distracted minds. In the moment we may have been frustrated or annoyed but in hindsight the triviality of what once loomed large is clear and we cannot help but smile and laugh at ourselves. Sacrificing holiday gatherings this year for many more in the future is what is being requested by the CDC, healthcare workers, and a neighbor with a chronic health condition who could suffer if hospitals are at maximum capacity.

December 5, 2020

My Black vote matters equally whether I cast it in my white lab coat or in a hoody

By Jason L. Campbell Special to The Seattle Times, Oct. 31, 2020 I voted in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2008, and in Washington, D.C., in 2012. I voted in Columbus, Ohio, in 2016 and this year, I will vote in Portland. The years and the cities may change, but my dreams and racial identity do not.…

November 3, 2020November 7, 2020

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