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And The Good News Is...: Please Take the Confederate Flag Down From the Cap... : "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent  about things that matter." Martin Luther King First, my heart and prayers g...

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent  about things that matter." Martin Luther King First, my heart and prayers go out to the families and friends, the congregation, the people of Charleston and to our country. The horrific shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC are a symptom of a deep-rooted sickness in our country that can only begin to heal when we treat the root causes -- fear and hate. As I watch the television coverage of the families of those murdered, I am amazed by their faith and their commitment to forgive the man who took the lives of their loved ones. They should be an inspiration to all of us. We must move to a collective mindset where love is the foundational value that shapes our lives, our communities, our country and our world. Now to my plea: please take the Confederate flag down! I feel compelled to talk about the Confederate flag because symbols matter! A culture's symbols are critically importan...

And The Good News Is...: Family Matters: DreamMakers, Unapologetically Inve... : I believe we can change the world. My passion is seeking out and shining a light on people, businesses, organizations and communities that ...

I believe we can change the world. My passion is seeking out and shining a light on people, businesses, organizations and communities that are doing just that. I call these people DreamMakers . Family Matters of Greater Washington led by their visionary President and CEO, Tonya Jackson Smallwood are DreamMakers Joe Brodecki, the DreamMaker who led the Campaign to Remember fundraising initiative for the development of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum introduced me to Tonya. . http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michele-hunt/a-campaign-to-remember-th_b_6570314.html "I have an idea for another Huffington Post piece on a wonderful, remarkable woman, her name is Tonya Jackson Smallwood. Tonya leads Family Matters, which serves people from the womb to the rocking chair. Tonya is one of the most inspiring people I've ever met -- she is a true DreamMaker. Interestingly, she commutes by bus to DC from Spotsylvania everyday; talk about commitment". Three weeks later I w...