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I Wish I Could Live in the America of “Western Star”-Bruce Springsteen’s Poetic Ode to Our Shared…

At a time when we feel irreparably broken and splintered as a country over issues of race, opportunity, criminal justice and social…

7 min readJun 17, 2019

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I Wish I Could Live in the America of “Western Star”-Bruce Springsteen’s Poetic Ode to Our Shared…

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Valerie Kennedy

HBO’s Succession May Be Over, But Not It’s Enduring Lesson About Race and Power in America

Logan Roy is dead. And the TV show that spawned him and the world he built is over. But not its resonance. In the world of TV, HBO’s…

5 min readMay 30, 2023

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America Has a New Black President-Can Harvard’s Claudine Gay Be the Change Corporate America Can…

Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything-George Bernard Shaw

5 min readJan 3, 2023

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America Has a New Black President-Can Harvard’s Claudine Gay Be the Change Corporate America Can…

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Valerie Kennedy

Dragons in America- Does House of the Dragon Reflect Our Country’s Present and Future?

It’s little surprise that HBO’s House of the Dragon (HOTD) has become a mega hit globally and here in the U.S., which for the last five…

7 min readOct 11, 2022

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Dragons in America- Does House of the Dragon Reflect Our Country’s Present and Future?

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Valerie Kennedy

Grit and Grace-What Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is Teaching America About the Journey of Black…

“You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes…, but still like air, I’ll rise.” Maya Angelou- Still I Rise

6 min readMar 26, 2022

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Grit and Grace-What Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is Teaching America About the Journey of Black…

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Valerie Kennedy

Renegotiating Democracy- Is the George Floyd Verdict A Sign of Change We Can Believe In?

Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of…

8 min readApr 21, 2021

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Renegotiating Democracy- Is the George Floyd Verdict A Sign of Change We Can Believe In?

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Valerie Kennedy

R-E-S-P-E-C-T- Black Women Deserve More of It At Work

This isn’t about politics. But it is about power. Specifically, the denial of it at the intersection of race and gender.

7 min readMar 24, 2021

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T- Black Women Deserve More of It At Work

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Valerie Kennedy

Does Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Enable Systemic Racism?

Racism will cease to exist when it is no longer profitable or psychologically useful.” Toni Morrison

7 min readJan 4, 2021

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Does Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Enable Systemic Racism?

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Valerie Kennedy

The Fire Next Time- The Violence of Division is No Longer Just a Black People Problem

The recent conspiracy to kidnap a governor and start a civil war shows how much racial bias and violence have fundamentally corrupted the…

10 min readOct 10, 2020

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The Fire Next Time- The Violence of Division is No Longer Just a Black People Problem

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Valerie Kennedy

Roll Tide Roll-Legendary Coach Nick Saban’s Stand for Black Lives Matter Is a Game Changer

When a White legendary coach leads a Black Lives Matter march in Alabama, the fight for racial justice becomes a whole other ball game.

8 min readSep 6, 2020

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Roll Tide Roll-Legendary Coach Nick Saban’s Stand for Black Lives Matter Is a Game Changer

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Valerie Kennedy

Valerie Kennedy

Proud daughter of the South, thinker+doer, truth-seeker, believer, lawyer, and storyteller who wants to make a difference with purpose and grace

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