We Must Hold Each Other Up

Last week was brutal. Trump’s cruel treatment of Ukraine, which translates into America’s cruel treatment of Ukranians, was the terrible reality my mind turned to when at rest. But whenever I felt I was nearing despair over the state of our country, someone stepped in to lift me up.

The roofline of Harriet Tubman’s original AME Zion Church, Auburn, NY.

Once it was the shopper in Whole Foods who tried the sample citrus slices and recommended them to me, while allowing that the peanut butter cover...