Hola Mrs. Roosevelt, It's Me!
Hola Mrs. Roosevelt is a reflective public space devoted to dialogue over division and dignity over outrage.
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- Sep 3, 2026
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- Aug 27, 2026
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Ignorance or Bigotance....(ER) (opens the original)
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Dear Kathleen,Your new word interests me. But before I consider bigotance, I think we should spend a little more time with ignorance.I knew something about it myself.I grew up in a privileged white family at a time when certain attitudes about Negroes—and certain words used to describe them—were accepted so casually that the people using them seldom thought to examine them.Growing up, much of what I believed about Black people came from my family and the world around me. I had little opportunity
Ignorance or Bigotance....(ER) (opens the original)
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Dear Kathleen,Your new word interests me. But before I consider bigotance, I think we should spend a little more time with ignorance.I knew something about it myself.I grew up in a privileged white family at a time when certain attitudes about Negroes—and certain words used to describe them—were accepted so casually that the people using them seldom thought to examine them.Growing up, much of what I believed about Black people came from my family and the world around me. I had little opportunity
IGNORANCE OR BIGOTANCE?... (opens the original)
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August 27, 2026Dear Mrs. R.I’ve been quieter here than I intended while ElderSagePaige, the new home for Hola Mrs. Roosevelt, is taking shape. The design is taking a little longer than anticipated, but good things are happening behind the scenes. Rather than keep telling you what’s coming, I decided it was time to simply get back to what brought us together in the first place—a conversation with Mrs. R.And I do have something to ask her…Dear Mrs. Roosevelt,I have a new word for you.<strong
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