Tag Archives: Desmond Tutu

Not Until We Are All Free

Posted on June 19, 2026 by mitchteemley

Martin Luther King Jr. The Reason We Celebrate Juneteenth “No one is free until we are all free.” Those words are illustrated every year on June 19th. Why? Because it doesn’t memorialize the official 1865 proclamation that all American slaves … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Freedom

Posted on July 3, 2023 by mitchteemley

It has a price. Thought for the Week The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” ~Desmond Tutu “None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.” … Continue reading →

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When Bullies Win, Everyone Loses

Posted on April 18, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Though the boys throw stones at the frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, they die in earnest.”  ~Bion of Borysthenes (325 – 250 B.C.) Suicides among children have tripled since the start … Continue reading →

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