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Disrupt the Status Quo for Women in North Carolina

I recently began a small workbook titled: “Do Disrupt: Change the status quo. Or become it.” It’s timely for us to be talking about changing...[Read More]

17 May
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General Mother's Day

My Mom’s Purse

Mom always carried a mom-purse. It was never a super big purse, but certainly not a small purse either. As far as I know, she’s...[Read More]

12 May
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General Mother's Day Self Care

Happy Mothering Day

My mother died when I was in my early twenties after a long painful illness. Until I became a mother at thirty-two, Mother’s Day was...[Read More]

11 May
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Board Member Article Current Events Events General Mother's Day Working Families

A More Meaningful Way to Celebrate Mother’s Day

Six years ago on Mother’s Day, I arrived at Ros’ home and knocked on the door only to find no answer. I walked in expecting to...[Read More]

8 May
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General Mental Health

We’re a “Sorry” Society

It’s a familiar phrase that sounds innocent enough: “I’m sorry.” Throughout our childhoods we were instructed to say we’re sorry for something we did“wrong.” Much...[Read More]

6 May
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Current Events General Reproductive Rights

Let’s Set the Record Straight on Abortions in Late Pregnancy

As the topic of abortion later in pregnancy has risen to the top of news cycles, many people express disgust at the idea. Even some...[Read More]

24 Apr
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General Latinx

Give Me Liberty…And a Female President!

Riding to the airport after a recent writer’s week, a girlfriend declared that America is not ready for a female president. WHAT? I don’t remember...[Read More]

15 Apr
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General LGBTQIA Native American Heritage

Let’s Make This Easier

I read an article about an amazing group of Girl Scouts in Ohio (though technically all Girl Scout groups are amazing) who installed cabinets in...[Read More]

8 Apr
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General Native American Heritage

Libraries: A Forgotten Joy

I’ve always been an avid reader. Before the days of tablets and cellphones, even Nintendo’s, my favorite occupiers of time were the great outdoors, my...[Read More]

3 Apr
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General Native American Heritage Working Families

We Contain Multitudes

When it seems as though we find ourselves in a world of binaries – the rich and the poor, the Democrats and the Republicans, the...[Read More]

27 Mar
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