A podcast attempting to shine light on the radical inequities and the oppressive nature of the library profession, specifically as it pertains to BIPOC professionals and the communities they serve in the state of Oregon. An Oregon Library Association EDI & Antiracism production. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon. Este proyecto ha sido posible en pa ...
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GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Love not hate will make the World 🌎 Great. God’s Law is to Love. Different skin, One Love and that is God who commands from above. We are GROWing over Oppression. We are Spiritual Beings and are not bound under Religion, We are bound by God to Love. Religion is about Money and Control A battle of Good vs Evil. Are you ready to GROW?Break free of the Mental chains Conqueror! We are the Keepers of the Dream as we head full steam on the Soul ...
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Homeless people are marginalized by both the government and society. Cover art photo provided by Matt Collamer on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@breakyourboundaries4
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Confronting Oppression explores the issues and lessons that emerge from letters people who have experienced oppression write to their oppressors. This exploration covers how the combined powers of storytelling and letter writing can be leveraged to create compelling personal narratives that empower people to take a stand against injustice. Real stories contained in real letters written by real people who have been subjected to real acts of oppression offer the potential for highly impactful ...
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Send us a text You and I and All of us collectively, as a human race all over the World for the World tomorrow, in order that we all GROW 💞💫💞💫💞💫💞 It ain’t AI, it’s God and I I call this one Child of God✨💝 That’s You! No matter what they’ve called you Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Sow Love, Child of God, GROW💫💞 www.GROWLoveLiftCha…
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S4, E5: Escaping the Vocational Awe Trap w/Fobazi Ettarh (Re-release)
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1:07:03Send us a text This episode originally aired on July 31, 2024 as Season 3, Episode 5, and is being re-released in light of Fobazi's recent health challenges. Listeners who wish to support Fobazi, can access the Go Fund Me by clicking on the hyperlink. In this episode we are joined in conversation by scholar, academic consultant, librarian and educa…
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Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Glory be to God till the Day I Die All it takes is one, then it has begun Good morning good friends, I was once a street a child,I was a total orphan, today I am taking care of more than 35 needy children at Grow children mission... The cost of a movie you don't watch, a trip to a…
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Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Light illuminates darkness Whatever you’re going through, this too shall pass Bridge over Troubled Waters We are continually evolving and unfolding into our Destiny: Greatness, mirroring God's grandeur Breaking the Chains that bind us; releasing and letting go so We can GROW It’s …
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S4, E4: Building Trust & Engaging Authentically with Community w/Maria Aguilar & Angelica Novoa De Cordeiro
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1:23:18Send us a text In this episode, we are joined by Angelica Navarro de Cordero and Maria Aguilar, Adult Services Librarian and Library Director at the Cornelius Public Library. The duo discusses the importance of collective effort, authentic relationship building and establishing a foundation of trust when serving not only Spanish-speakers, but the c…
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This is The People’s Ministry; Release, Breathe and Focus on the Dream
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23:22Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom I had to move from the truck to the car and now here to this new place, it’s like being transplanted from pots, I am being transplanted Now, my Prayers go out to the homeless, the oppressed and to our Truckers All of our Truckers all over our World Ministry is about the People and…
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Be Love; A Divine Spiritual Connection with Brother Malcolm
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18:25Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom I “met” him in the 80’s in Orlando, Florida at the airport Our interaction was seconds but I never forgot it, no words were spoken but it was a Spiritual connection We locked eyes for what seemed like an eternity until his Mother nudged him to get in the car, then he was gone Life…
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S4, E3: Low-Morale Experience in Libraries, Community Care and Glimmer Gathering w/ Kaetrena Davis Kendrick
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1:17:18Send us a text In this episode, Kaetrena Davis Kendrick—an award-winning librarian, researcher, and the 2024–2025 Follett Chair at Dominican University—joins the hosts. Kendrick, renowned for her research on the topic of low-morale in libraries, sheds light on the systemic systems and structures that enable these environments and how BIPOC library …
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Without Love, where would we be right now?
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21:30Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom A Ball of Confusion, that’s what the World is Today, hey! I miss my Husband ✨👑💝 He is the one person that I Know got My back That’s why he kisses me with his eyes open I guess, lol God Bless him as he Sows the seeds of Love from God above Oh Africa.. As We Rise my eyes fall to The…
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GROW Smiles, GROW Love; Be the Change to Change the World
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18:55Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom I Love You My Right Hand to God Love is something God commands us to do God Bless you as You GROW💫💞 www.GROWLoveLiftChange.org God is Love Love is the backbone of all religion Sow Love, GROW Love all over the World To drive out hate and make the World Great Material things don’t m…
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We are Spirits having a Phenomenal Physical Experience; evil has no authority
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18:30Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Think Love and Prosperity Warning: I sang Let’s Get Back to the basics, no worries and no stress; We have been Chosen, We have been sent and We shall Win! Dream on until your dreams come true! Sow Love all over the World cause Love is the key, really GROW💫💞 Proverbs 23:7 www.GROWL…
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Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Love over hate For evil to flourish is for Good people to do nothing about it In our darkest days, We’re not buried, we’re deeply planted, We are Stronger than we know God is our Guiding Light; God is Love On this Journey called Life There is no difference, except that We make Lov…
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Send us a text At the Gates of Heaven.. God Bless their Souls; our Loved ones passed on For I would rather be absent from the body and present with the Lord but God got me GROWing Fly High with the Angels at the Gates of Heaven The Angels are there Rejoicing in the Background Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Sow Love my People, GROW…
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S4, E2: Supporting BIPOC Library Workers w/ Heidi Estrada & Sophie Kenney
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56:33Send us a text In this episode, the remarkable Heidi Estrada & Sophie Kenney discuss RAILS BIPOC Library Workers Group and RAILS BIPOC Library Workers Mentorship Program—two inclusive programs for library professionals in Illinois that foster support and mitigate racial disparities. More specifically, RAILS BIPOC Library Workers Group aims to foste…
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Deep Spiritual Meditation; Love African Style
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20:32Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom You could be that one person to show someone, it’s going to be Alright, cause it is.. Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac Gangsta whitewalls, TV antennas in the back You may not have a car at all But remember Brothers and Sisters You can still Stand Tall Just be thankful…
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Get Wisdom though it may cost you all you have
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21:10Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom I got a Lot to do.. For real💯 Time is for us and against us One love, one blood One life, you got to do what you should One life, with each other Sisters, brothers One life but we're not the same We get to carry each other One Love, One Life Love is all that matters, Love is all t…
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Getting put out to getting the World; You gotta GROW
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18:49Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom “Something happened along the way and yesterday is all we have” Even as I looked around my house and all of my Beautiful furniture, knick knacks and and precious items I had collected over the years, it was still just stuff and I would soon be parting with it for the owner of the …
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We can fix Tomorrow, Today on this Journey
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21:26Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Yesterday is a memory.. When I began to Love me because God Loves me..Smh When I began to Love me because I didn’t want to betray God’s Love and belief in me.. That is when I began to GROW Storms May Come Let’s Rise BeLoved, this too shall pass We can Weather the Storm, We are the…
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S4, E1: Decolonizing the Archive w/Natalia Fernández
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40:47Send us a text We are joined in this episode by Oregon State University Associate Professor and Special Collections and Archives Research Center (SCARC) Curator, Natalia Fernández. How can academic archives confront harmful narratives and create more inclusive records? Fernández shares how SCARC'S Antiracist Description Activities project is challe…
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Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom I can stand the rain against my window, I’ll take it and GROW 💞💫💞💫💞💫💞 Hold me What happened was a series of events that got us here.. Forgive and let it go, it don’t mean you have to deal with them anymore, Love them from a distance A time will come when We will have to depart fro…
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It is a time for everything, now it is a Time for Change
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26:02Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom For whom the bell tolls, God Almighty has called us to GROW It is So Fascinating to learn about God, Me and Life I am learning to Love me, knowing God Loves me has changed the way I thought about me I am God’s ✨💝 I want to spend the rest of my life Sowing Love from God above and l…
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Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Approximately 625 truckers die each year and trucking is the seventh leading cause of occupational death in the United States After all that time on the road I just need to reflect on what no longer is How God has Blessed me in the process, I am GROWing, in spite of all A tiny ret…
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Love is all that matters; We don’t have time for hate
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18:28Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom There are people who proclaim themselves Kings and Queens through inheritance, purchase and family ties here on Earth You basically can Buy anything Except Love and money, they cannot buy Happiness Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom will make you look at yourself We …
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Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom I Miss You So Much!!!!!!! GROW Earth, Wind and Fire Good vs evil Fairy tales really do come true. Just not in the way You would have imagined, but God has a plan for you Let Go and Let God truly Bless you Don’t let the World bring you down, We were meant to Lift it up always To So…
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S3, E11: Library Services for BIPOC Adoptees & Children in Care
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55:29Send us a text In this episode, we welcome Kendra Morris-Jacobson with the Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC), and Lisa MM Butler, a Black, biracial, transracial, domestic adoptee working in libraries in Washington State. Kendra and Lisa discuss the vital role that libraries, books and educational resources play in the lives of children …
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Modern-Day Seattle Lynching - Part 1
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30:48ABOUTEpisode 01 explores a letter written to Cielo Property Management in Seattle, Washington. This letter confronts the property manager's premeditated “Lynching Type” assault against a Black Male resident on December 27, 2022. This letter is the first of nine letters written to Cielo Property Management that will be explored in Season 01.RUN-OF-S…
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On this Highway of Life merge into the lanes of Self-Love, Happiness, Peace and Joy
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19:55Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Shine a Light to the ones left behind BeLoved, Follow me on a Daily Journey towards Greatness! You will be amazed at what you find; Love, Peace and Prosperity of the Mind and Heart as you walk closer with God; your Higher Power This Life is not about what all were can accumulate m…
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A Conversation with Carlise; a Design for Healthy Living
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31:46Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom A discussion on living a better life and managing stress in our daily lives Healthy living starts our relationship with food and what we put in our bodies -Reducing fried foods -Preparing our own healthy meals so we know what we’re consuming -Reducing fast foods that are made quic…
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S3, E10: Health Librarianship w/Jamia Williams
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34:50Send us a text In this episode, the hosts welcome back Jamia Williams, co-creator and co-host of the podcast LibVoices, which amplifies the voices of Black, indigenous, and people of color who work in archives and libraries. This time around, Williams, a Consumer Health Program Specialist with the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) …
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Send us a text God Bless our truckers around the World A conversation on Oppressive predatory trucking companies (the pros and cons of lease purchase), the importance of sleep and the trucking industry as a whole from a veteran truck driver and my friend of over 16 years Randall Harvey It gets Greater later and for each one of us God knows the Plan…
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Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom No matter who is in the White House that is the People’s House, let us Unite No matter what side of the aisle you are on, We are all in this together The time is always Right to do what is Right Let us all be on the side of Righteousness then, United we stand and We don’t fall We …
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S3, E9: We STILL Need Diverse Books w/Caroline Richmond & Dhonielle Clayton
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55:35Send us a text In this episode we welcome We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) board members and authors Caroline Richmond (Executive Director) and Dhonielle Clayton (COO) to discuss why it is more important than ever to ensure diverse books are available and accessible to youth. Since its creation in 2014, WNDB has championed diverse publishing and divers…
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What’s chipping away at your Happiness?
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21:42Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom With GROWth comes Change and if You want something to Change , chances are You will have to change it We are responsible for our own Happiness and those whom we choose to bring around us should Add to and not take away from that Happiness Don’t stoop to their level, bring them Up …
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Right and Wrong? We are Transformed by a Renewing of our Minds.. It’s all in the Mind!
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20:28Send us a text GROW. Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Old ways are passed way I’m Thankful each and everyday! Glory✨💝 Traveling alone but I’m not lonely I got company Holy Sprits are with me I am a mere shadow of who I used to be There is nothing we can do about the past except Learn from it There are some who will make sure you nev…
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S3, E8: Book Bans and Intellectual Freedom w/ Dr. Emily Knox
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35:19Send us a text In this episode, Dr. Emily Knox, a professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, explores the intersection of intellectual freedom, freedom of expression, and social justice, as well as power, neutrality, and the rise in book challenges and bans in the United States. Hosts: Ericka Bru…
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As We Struggle under hate and oppression, Be lead by your Heart; Upheld by Righteousness
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20:49Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom I’m Lifting the World and it Is Heavy; join me, Lift with me As we build Bridges of Love, Crossing paths, pushing aside differences to find common ground; GROW -What we were born to do The politics of Love, the agenda of Understanding, a campaign of Peace, Empathy, Caring and Shar…
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S3, E7: The Power of Stories w/Donna Barba Higuera
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1:10:57Send us a text In this episode*, we have the absolute honor of conversing with Donna Barba Higuera, Middle Grade and Picture Book Author, Newbery Medal and Pura Belpré Award Winner and New York Times Best Seller. Donna shares from where and whom she draws her stories, and how she went from an imaginative child to inspiring readers of all ages. In a…
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Send us a text Don’t give up! Confirmation: In God We Trust A New Day is dawning and with it a New opportunity An opportunity to do something Greater than what You did yesterday The Light of God The Love of God Every living thing Reaching for the Light Life—> A creation of your Mind Creative Consciousness; We are So Blessed God is Love and just as …
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I live and breathe this Philadelphia Freedom
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22:48Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom I used to be a rolling stone, you know If a cause was right I'd leave, to find the answer on the road I used to be a heart beatin' for someone But the times have changed The less I say, the more my work gets done 'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom From the day tha…
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S3, E6: So'oh Story Time: Stories for Our Grandchildren w/Shannon LaRance
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32:30Send us a text In this episode we are joined in conversation by Shannon LaRance (Dine'/Hopi/Assiniboine). Founder of Indigenous Empowerment, Indigenous Empowerment's mission is to ensure culturally sensitive counselors and social service agents are accessible to those in need. Their goal is to train human service organizations across the nation on …
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If I could melt your Heart to Believe in You and what You Can Do
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17:41Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom The Light of God shines through the rain creating a Rainbow which has always represented Hope Through Change We become our Hope: We are GROW and Let us be Mindful of the Spirit of the Lord, not the Spirit of evil Do not give power to evil as evil has no power except what we allow …
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Hope is here; Sow Love all over the World, GROW
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23:20Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom In a World where it seems all hope is lost, We become our Hope GROW and Lift the World with you, it’s not hard to do Change and We become Change✨💝 Love is the Key, really💫💞 GROWLoveLiftChange.org www.GROWLoveLiftChange.org God is Love Love is the backbone of all religion Sow Love,…
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Ain’t no mountain high enough, nothing can keep me, keep me from GROWing with You
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20:43Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom I shall GROW With You until God calls me home I have been sent and I shall fulfill my Divine Purpose; GROW and Lift the World also 💞💫💞💫💞💫💞 You.. You are one of the most intriguing, inspiring and remarkable individuals to walk the face of this Earth, that’s why people flock to you,…
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Oh, Happy Day! The reason You GROW through is to tell the Testimony of how God brought You out!
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20:48Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Look what Love can do! On behalf of GROW; VP and Chief Programs Director April Blount, Executive Director Kennedy Lejah and myself CEO and President Jacqueline Jimoh GROW along with our Ambassadors from around the World, we would like to expresss our deep gratitude to Grove Collab…
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You have to Believe we are Magic and nothing can stand in our way
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19:28Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom and if all your hopes survive, Destiny will arrive and bring all your dreams alive Sow Love, Building your Dream has to start now Twin, where have you been? On a Journey on this Highway of Life by the Spirit of God within I made it and I’m still Rising Destination Up Ahead; Greatn…
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Send us a text “The Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak” The Spirit is Stronger than the flesh; resist evil and temptation.. GROW in the Spirit of God within You; Greater than anything Mind over anything We are Blessed to be faced with the opportunity to do anything we want in life To create any achievement and surpass and push past the norms F…
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GROW to Lift the World! How can we resist?
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16:52Send us a text I just turned on the radio and this song was on I’m ready to get back where we started from; working on the podcast daily; the podcast will forever be My Life Then I just ended this episode, just stopped talking, life is like that; now I know GROW Life is A Journey then suddenly, it ends, it’s over It’s important what we do in life; …
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S3, E5: Escaping the Vocational Awe Trap w/Fobazi Ettarh
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1:07:03Send us a text In this episode we are joined in conversation by scholar, academic consultant, librarian and educational game designer, Fobzi Ettarh, who notably coined the concept of "vocational awe" in 2018. Ettarh shares how vocational awe operates at both the micro and macro levels, contributing to problematic hiring, onboarding, and retention p…
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The Undisputed Truth about Smiling Faces
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19:53Send us a text GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom “May I help you” The Man in the shipping office gruffly said as he glared at me I was in a sundowner town but the Sun was just coming up Carry Peace and the Love of God “Yes you may,” I replied cheerfully, “I’m here to pickup my paperwork for my load” He proceeded to show me the b…
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S3, E4: Maawn Doobiigeng Classification System w/Anne Heidemann & Melissa Isaac
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46:01Send us a text Anne Heidemann & Melissa Isaac from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan join us to share about Maawn Doobiigeng, a new classification system for the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Library. In 2019, The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries were awarded the IMLS National Leadership Grant to facilitate the creation of a new classificati…
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