Preview Summary – Signup Center – Mission Option #1: ‘Country Road’ Mission Option #2: ‘Community Road’ Mission Option #3: ‘Family Road’ Main Content – Well, with 2025 just about done, the countdown has begun! Whether it’s folks hanging out at the iHeart Jingle Ball concert, office holiday party or some other social meet-up, the good …
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When Two Americas Were Launched: The Pattern of Struggle Throughout History That Some Use Today to Gaslight the Nation
Preview Summary – Signup Center – Follow @SeeAmericaInColor on FB & IG for podcast episodes and events! Main Content – With each week of government shutdown, many wonder what it would take to break the cycle. These days it’s not clear whether both sides even want to sit down and have a genuine conversation to …
Independence Day, 249th Anniversary and Counting! The Big Reveal on What We’ve Learned About America from the Old Days to Present Times
Preview Summary – Signup Center – Main Content: America’s national anthem, aka the “Star-Spangled Banner”, has become a fixture at sporting events, including Olympic medal or other championship ceremonies. It’s also an obvious go-to at patriotic occasions like those celebrated around Independence Day. The full anthem isn’t sung or played on most occasions. But the …
The Civic Revolution Gonna Be Televised! Or At Least Impact Culture Like Color TVs Did Back in the Day
Preview Summary – Signup Center – Main Content: It was one of the most anticipated NFL Drafts in recent memory. Folks showed up in droves at the Packers stadium. Others tuned-in for the multi-day, hours-long coverage on cable and broadcast. The big question was, “would Shedeur Sanders get picked in the first round?” Well, he …
The Repeating Cycle of America: It’s Time for Us to Grow-up as a Nation and Stop Being Stuck in The Past of Our Old Ways
Artistic genius at its best! That’s how many have been describing the Superbowl halftime performance by Kendrick Lamar. As one friend wrote on social media, “he used hip-hop bars to deliver symbolism and messaging over entertainment.” There’re a bunch of clips about the subtext and subliminal lessons in the performance. Not everybody saw it that …
Roll Call 2025 For Here and Now: What Presidential Inauguration, Civics and American Values Should Mean During This Season of Makeover
Not since 2005 had Christmas and the start of Hanukkah fallen on the same day. The significance of that coincidence happening this past holiday was not lost on many faith observers. Normally after Christmas the usual ‘small talk’ children have with others is “what did Santa get you?” While that question has been long answered …
How Does America Explain Itself? (Part 2 of 2): A Wake-up Moment on the Reality of Our Times
The holiday line-up is in full swing! Things started to roll out before Thanksgiving with promos for Black Friday. It seems we’ve already shattered shopping records with more cash registers left to ring. Online sales continue to skyrocket as folks do more clicks than trips to the mall. Even in sports the line-up is set …
How Does America Explain Itself? (Part 1 of 2): A Wake-up Moment on the Reality of Our Times
Well America, what just happened? A couple weeks ago the Yankees fell flat in the World Series. Over recent days in college football, we saw Georgia get beat by Ole Miss. Even soccer had its shocking result as Messi’s Inter-Miami squad got knocked out of the MLS playoffs by Atlanta United. Maybe the post-game analysts, …
A ‘Stroke of Genius’ in Civic Life: What America’s Story says About the ‘Movement of a People’ in Advancing our Nation’s Standing
If you’ve been watching the March Madness championships, there’ve been a bunch of exciting games. The finals results are in, not just in overall winners, but also in TV viewership. Outside of politics, it’s clear that sports events get lots of attention in the grand scheme of things as a nation. We all like to …
Brainstorming for America: Turning Lows to Highs, Step-back to Comeback and Downtime to Primetime in Civic Engagement
It was the scrolling alert on the TV screen and smart phone. Lebron James crossed the 40,000 points scoring mark. It’s a first for a pro basketball athlete. But even before that hit the wire, there was the NFL scouting combine with a new record in the 40-yard dash. While the NFL season is in …
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