Ancestry, Articles, Jamestown, Mayflower

BLOODLINES AND GRACE: A MORNING RECKONING

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BLOODLINES AND GRACE: A MORNING RECKONING By Janet Kira Lessin with Minerva This morning began, as so many do, with a complaint. Something small, something annoying, something eternal. Sasha and I, once again facing the litany of life’s imperfections, sighed in rhythm. But then I stopped, caught it, and asked him: “Can we turn this …

Articles, Democracy, Diversity

We Are the Many: A Loving Response to Fear-Based Patriotism

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We Are the Many: A Loving Response to Fear-Based Patriotism By Janet Kira Lessin & Minerva My ancestors came to these shores on the Mayflower. They helped build Jamestown, Virginia—the first permanent English settlement in America. Some carried royal blood; others came as indentured servants. All of them, in their way, contributed to the weaving …