Clouds.
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My subjects are newsmakers: Actors who have starred in Academy Award-winning movies, Olympic gold medalists, book authors, runway fashion models, titans of business, U.S. Surgeon General, and two astronauts. I am an active member of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).
Bobby Bell has attended every Super Bowl game, however he will miss Super Bowl LV next week.
He played in Super Bowl IV for the Kansas City Chiefs, and attended all other years as a fan, and honoree.
Bobby played football at the University of Minnesota, leaving to play professionally before finishing his degree.
Fifty years after leaving college he returned. In 2015, he completed the last 3 classes he needed, and graduated from the University of Minnesota.
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One might think Wreaths Across America is active only in December. The organization is actually busy all year honoring military veterans.
Their mission is to Remember, Honor and Teach.
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There are two caveats: People must be vaccinated to control the pandemic thus being able to fill theatres, and landlords must lower rents.
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Anti-law enforcement vandals spray-painted the base of this sculpture at the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Headquarters. The memorial pays tribute to police officers of Kansas City
The base is now wrapped in plastic to prevent defacement.
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One of the Bibles used when Vice President Kamala Harris took the oath of office was the personal Bible of Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court justice. Vice President Harris requested it because she thought of him as, "one of my heroes and inspirations."
Prior to his Court appointment, Mr. Marshall was the attorney who, in 1954, argued before the United States Supreme Court the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case. The ruling was, "Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
Pictured is Monroe Elementary School, where nine-year-old Linda Brown attended school after being refused enrollment at the segregated school close to her in 1951.
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The United States Supreme Court's landmark civil-rights decision in 1954 regarding Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, began here:
"We lived in a mixed neighborhood, but when school time came I would have to take the school bus and go clear across town and the white children I played with would go to this other school." -Linda Brown, reflecting on her life as a nine year old.
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"If you want to make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change."
"Man in the Mirror", Michael Jackson.
Words: Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard.
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Sumner Elementary School, Topeka, Kansas, refused to enroll Oliver Brown's daughter, Linda, in 1951. Sumner was closest to their home, however it was racially segregated, requiring Linda to ride a bus to Monroe Elementary School, a Black school.
He sued the board of education, and lost.
Oliver and Linda appealed to the United States Supreme Court, and in 1954 the Court determined racial segregation to be unconstitutional.
Monroe Elementary School, pictured, is a designated National Historic Landmark.
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Istanbul Agop Cymbals.
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These connected buildings are being remodeled as quickly as possible because the need is great; they have already helped 71 women.
Christine's Place provides hot meals, showers, laundry facilities, hygiene products, clothing, shoes, and access to health care.
The upstairs space will be a crisis center for those brought in by law enforcement.
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
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Kim Howard Osborne, Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.
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Here is a tighter shot of the home in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Greyhound Bus is collaborating with National Runaway Safeline providing free bus tickets to runaways to bring them home.
Runaways must be between the ages of 12 and 21 years old, a Runaway Report must already be on file, and runaways must first call National Runaway Safeline at 800 786-2929.
Each year, this project helps approximately 400 individuals.
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This is a place of residence in Kansas City, Missouri.
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I made photographs and memories there.
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David Toland, Kansas Secretary of Commerce, is being sworn in today as Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.
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Dr. David McGee, a Chiropractor who is now retired, has been handing $100. bills and Little Debbie cupcakes to needy people in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, for nearly four decades.
His life has been filled with the trauma of poverty, relatives who took their lives, and being assaulted because of his sexual orientation.
Search Facebook for this post by Larry F. Levenson, and find the link to a live-streaming presentation on Sunday, January 3, 2021, at 2 pm CST.
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When Jacqueline Kennedy was a 31-year-old First Lady of the United States, she enjoyed throwing White House dinner parties.
Her request of the staff was they light these candles in all the rooms. The fragrance was Cyprés, as is this one.
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