NYC Pride 1982
When I was a twenty-something, I didn’t understand why it was called “Pride.”
I didn’t March back then.
Today I understand
Today I feel it
Today I March
Because We are All One.
What happens to one of us happens to All of Us.
All posts tagged Civil RIghts Movement
PRIDE
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on June 26, 2015
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2015/06/26/pride/
My Favorite Pair of Shoes
The piece that follows was written on the Last Day of February in 2013 — one year ago.
I post it today, a year later, in Celebration of How Far we’ve Come over this past year, with the Defeat of DOMA and how much of this piece is, ThankFully, no longer the case. Let us acknowledge that Great Achievement and how much Progress can be made in a singe rotation around the Sun!
At the same time, Let it serve as a Reminder, as the Evil Hostilities of the Arizona Legislature attempt to further discriminate against Marginalized Groups and divide a Nation, of How Far we still have to go.
Kudos to Governor JAN BREWER for today’s Veto of the Bill! (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on February 27, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/02/27/my-favorite-pair-of-shoes/
The Course of History
Do you think he knew?
Do you think he had any idea?
Or was he just Showing Up for his Life
And doing what was before him to do?
Do you think the Legend is true that he started speaking
And MAHALIA JACKSON standing by said, “Tell ’em about the Dream, MARTIN?”
Or was that what he planned to say? (more…)
Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 20, 2014
https://livethequestionsnow.com/2014/01/20/89/
