Entries Tagged as 'Washington'

The Capitol: Desecration and Resilience

January 19th, 2021 · 2 Comments · Beyond Gotham

We have witnessed an attempted murder – of our democracy. We have watched the scenes of raging and violence, each worse than the one on view before. It occurred over hours of pain and chaos in a hallowed place, as Congressman Eric Swalwell termed it, the “sacred chamber” that is at the heart of democracy […]

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Suffrage at 100: The Battle Keeps On

August 24th, 2020 · No Comments · Be a Mindful Activist

At the 11th annual Women’s Rights Convention in 1866, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper exhorted the white suffragists gathered to welcome women of color. The poet, abolitionist, and suffragist declared: “We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity….Society cannot afford to neglect the enlightenment of any class of its members.” In 1893, […]

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Bill Aimed At Halting Trump Design Edict

July 20th, 2020 · No Comments · Beyond Gotham

The Trump Administration may soon order that all new major federal buildings look like 21st century renditions of Greek temples or the U.S. Capitol. But a new bill from a Democratic Congresswoman could head the Administration off at the pass. The news first came out in February that Donald Trump and his Administration were going […]

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Trump’s Bid To Dictate Architectural Style

March 16th, 2020 · 2 Comments · Beyond Gotham

Carol Ross Barney designed the Oklahoma City Federal Building to “let the materials” create a “strong and beautiful presence.” Indeed, it’s an agile structure that even at just three stories soars and opens in a graceful way to the surrounding green spaces that honor the 168 people who perished in the 1995 bombing at the […]

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Women Who Made the Way Before Hillary

July 29th, 2016 · 4 Comments · Beyond Gotham

“We the people” finally became much more of a reality for women when Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States yesterday. She is the first woman to secure a major party nomination in the Presidential election. To say that this moment has been a long time coming is understatement. […]

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Obama and Thoughts at the National Mall

January 20th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Beyond Gotham

On the November night that the United States elected Barack Obama as its new President, NBC News anchorman Brian Williams called it “a seismic shift in American politics.” Yes, it is. Yet seismic shifts are, ultimately, created by many forces and actions that culminate in a particular moment. This seemed particularly poignant while walking along […]

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