Posted by Kevin Robinson on December 31, 2020 · Leave a Comment
I am pleased to announce a new concept set to debut by the end of the first quarter of 2021. It is a stand-alone small Magazine named Three-Fifths. Why the name “Three-Fifths?” The inspiration for the concept of three-fifths was spurned by a series of articles in the Accord1 Blog. The articles identify the constitutional … Continue reading →
Category A Nation Divided, Black Lives Matter, building the bridge, George Floyd, George Zimmerman, ideology, Light a Candle, Lost Horizon, Minneapolis, Systemic Racism · Tagged with 1787 Constitutional Convention, Building the Bridge Together, federal government, James Baldwin, Magazine, Racial bias, Systemic Racism, The Three Fifths Compromise
Posted by Kevin Robinson on September 25, 2020 · 3 Comments
Its drooping boughs offer seclusion and shade in fields and near rivers and ponds. It’s no surprise that these trees are often prized specimen in yards or long-time friends of people who trek in the wild places of the world. How to Cure a Sick Weeping Willow By Doug Johnson Updated November 05, 2019 Wind … Continue reading →
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Posted by Kevin Robinson on August 28, 2020 · 1 Comment
“I’m really asking and encouraging everyone in Wisconsin and abroad to take a moment and examine your heart – citizens, police officers, firemen, clergy, politicians – do Jacob justice on this level and examine your heart. “We need healing. As I pray for my son, healing physically, emotionally, and spiritually, I also have been praying … Continue reading →
Category 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, Black Lives Matter, Blind Spot, building the bridge, Dr. Martin Luther King JR, Minneapolis, Police, Systemic Racism · Tagged with Bettina L. Love, Chris Webber, Colin Kaepernick, George Floyd, Jacob Blake, John Lewis, Julia Jackson, Kenny Smith, Kenosha, March on Washington 2020, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, Spirit Murder
Posted by Kevin Robinson on August 20, 2020 · Leave a Comment
“Black Girl Magic” developed by CaShawn Thompson in 2013, As she told The Los Angeles Times in 2015 about her use of “Black Girls Are Magic” since 2013, “I say ‘magic’ because it’s something that people don’t always understand,” she said. “Sometimes our accomplishments might seem to come out of thin air, because a lot of times, … Continue reading →
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Posted by Kevin Robinson on July 17, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The cross is excepted as a symbol of peace and reconciliation, regardless of one’s level of belief in it. It personifies the language of love. The Eagle is a symbol that identifies America. America exists as a grand experiment forged out of abstract thought in a quest for a more perfect union.
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Posted by Kevin Robinson on July 10, 2020 · Leave a Comment
America is approaching a significant fork in the road. The old saying says, “we have been down this road before.” In the past, a political chorus of rhetorical discourse veiled through the musings of political maneuvers. From George Wallace, Richard Nixon, Bob Dole, Bill Clinton to the present, both sides of the aisle echoed a … Continue reading →
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Posted by Kevin Robinson on June 25, 2020 · Leave a Comment
The founding fathers wrote an essential document in early July of 1776; it was called the Declaration of Independence. Some call it one of the most significant compositions in history. In irony, folklore suggests a slave handed the pen used for signatures to the signers of the Declaration of Independence. To let it be known, … Continue reading →
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Posted by Kevin Robinson on June 12, 2020 · 1 Comment
No refuge could save the hireling & slave/ From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:/ And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave/ O’er the land of the free & the home of the brave. Francis Scott Key The forgotten lines of the national anthem present a clearer image of the … Continue reading →
Posted by Kevin Robinson on October 13, 2015 · 2 Comments
Does Anything ever really touch? Can we really ever feel one anothers pain and can we truly let go enough to invest in each others struggles. In actuality, as proven by quantum physics on the subatomic level; two objects can never meet or touch. This is due to electrons in opposing atoms resisting one another. Their … Continue reading →
Category Baby Boomers, Bridging us All, building the bridge, chemistry, Difference Makers, I Need You to Survive, imagery in society, Millennials, Psychology Today, reconciliation, Social Justice, Synergy, The Human Diaspora, The Language of Reconciliation, The Lens on our World, Uncategorized, xenophobia · Tagged with american anthropological association, Baby Boomers, Cultural Intelligence, culture, current-events, Diversity, Gen-X ers, harmonious existence, Jesus and Ethics, Millennials, social networking, Synergy, Unity, Xenophobia
Posted by Kevin Robinson on October 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Why is the sky blue? Why does snow melt? Why do people die? Why is that man sleeping on the street? Why can’t I have ice cream? Why do I have to go to bed? -Lois Holzman, Ph.D. Our Children ask us these endless questions that we more times than not, have no absolute answers to. In … Continue reading →
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