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cyndy, on
January 25, 2017
We walk to protect freedom

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat a day Saturday was! Women, men and children across the nation and across the globe marched, joining arms with others, in support of women’s rights and the freedom to speak out.

White, black, brown. Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Atheist. It was a melting pot of people.

Of course, there was the online – as always – backlash, on Facebook about women “whining.”

One of my own family members, though I devoutly disagree with her, posted a pretty mean-spir...

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