Saying Goodbye to 2024
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December 2024
Post Election: Deep Disappointment but not a Big Surprise
Erica L. Green and Maya King The New York Times November 8, 2024
“This level of vote was not because they were worried about grocery prices,” she said of voters. “They were worried about white privilege, white status, and sent the message that a multiracial democracy is fine as long as they’re at the top.”
Read the entire NYT article, left, and MSNBC comments of Dr Eddie Glaude, below.
We Know the History
Annette Gordon-Reed The New Yorker November 13, 2024
But as the Year Comes to a Close, Let's Take Our Cue from Charles Blow
Charles M. Blow The New York Times December 18, 2024
And Keep Our Eyes Open for Bits of Good News
Alexandra Alter The New York Times November 20, 2024
"About two-thirds of Biden’s appointees are women and a solid majority of appointees are people of color. The most notable appointee was Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American woman to serve on the nation’s highest court."
PBS News December 20, 2024
December 29, 2024 A Final Goodbye
The year ends on such a sad note - the loss of Jimmy Carter, someone we especially remember for his gentleness, humility, and inspiration; a man whose life was based on the true essence of the Judeo-Christian ethic. He began his 1976 campaign autobiography, "Why Not the Best?" with a quotation from theologian Reinhold Niebuhr: “The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world,” something Carter firmly believed. He was steadfast in his support of democracy and the Constitution. Peace in the world was his lifelong mission.
As the country reflects on the departure of this great American, you can view the many obituaries, remembrances, essays, photographs, and video appearing across the web. Below are a few of them, selected based on Carter's relationship with the African American community.
the-pasture-gate-jimmy-carter.pdfPlease be sure to click the little box in the top right-hand corner so you can view the entire poem.
To read the article that references the story of this poem, click HERE.
One of his most enduring and consequentIal legacies was his lifetime appointments to the federal judiciary. President Carter sought out phenomenal nominees who were qualified, diverse, and committed to civil rights. Before Carter took office, only eight women and 31 people of color had ever served as federal judges, according to the progressive legal group the American Constitution Society. Carter surpassed those numbers in just four years by appointing 40 women and 57 people of color, including eight women of color.
Click below to access President Carter's Judicial Appointments Are Central to His Civil Rights Legacy, an August 2023 report of he Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
Here is just one example of President Carter's impressive judicial appointments:
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