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Taking a stand

The events that took place on January 6th in the US Capitol are inexcusable and were incited by the sitting President. I encourage all of my followers to share this and call on @staff to take action and ban Donald Trump from this platform as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest have done. 

This blog has been a loyal member since 2016. It has 33,489 followers. And Tumblr is hanging on only because of loyal posters that bring interactions like this one. Do not risk losing it because you wish to cater to those who make social media a toxic place for everyone. 

@staff ban Donald Trump. 

One act of kindness can change your whole life.

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December 11th 1936: Edward VIII abdicates

On this day in 1936, Edward VIII’s abdication of the throne of Great Britain became effective, when Parliament voted to recognise his Instrument of Abdication, signed the previous day. The King, who succeeded his father King George V, abdicated due to his intention to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American socialite. The Church of England did not allow divorced people to remarry, and, as the sovereign is head of the Church, Edward could not marry Simpson and keep the throne. Choosing his lover over the throne, Edward decided to renounce the crown and pass it on to his younger brother Albert. Edward reigned as king for 326 days before the abdication, but was never officially crowned; he is the only British monarch to have voluntarily renounced the throne since the Anglo-Saxon period. Albert, who suffered from a stutter and was very reluctant to take the throne, became King George VI, and was one of Britain’s most popular monarchs as he led the nation through the dark days of the Second World War. George VI died in 1952, passing the throne to his daughter Elizabeth, who remains Queen today.

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Have you seen the New Yorker article recently posted entitled, "Broken, Defaced, Unseen: The Hidden Black Females of Western Art" by Robin Coste Lewis?

BROKEN, DEFACED, UNSEEN: THE HIDDEN BLACK FEMALE FIGURES OF WESTERN ART

[“The Voyage of the Sable Venus from Angola to the West Indies,” a wood engraving by W. Grainger after T. Stothard.]

I had not seen or read this yet, and I’m so grateful you’ve brought it to my attention.

The entire article is an incredibly moving meditation on the life-transforming powers of art and research.