jamie y. watkins

Tag: justice

  • On This Thanksgiving

    On This Thanksgiving

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    This Thanksgiving, Chad and I are drove up to Massachusetts to spend the holiday with family. This afternoon, we’ll fill our plates with turkey and stuffing, Brussels sprouts and rolls, and so many other delicious foods. We’ll top the meal off with the sweetness of pie. Around the table, we’ll have Chad’s mom and siblings and…

  • Smalls Steps Toward Justice

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    In just over a month, I’ll be starting my second semester of my graduate degree in communication. In my first semester, I took a course called Globalization, Media & Social Change. It focused on the effects of technology on our media interactions, globally and on an individual level, and the way we pursue activism and…

  • I Lit Two Candles

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    I lit two candles for so much sorrow. I haven’t been able to pray because I don’t know how to ask God for anything beyond mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.  I lit one candle for those we’ve lost, those brought down, those left behind; And one candle for those who’ve taken, those who’ve…