Thursday, April 17, 2025

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Monica Bossinger

A freelance copywriter and journalist, Monica Bossinger grew up in Litchfield County, and settled an hour north in the Berkshires by way of Hawaii, California, Colorado, Tennesee, New Jersey, and Maine.

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PROFILE: Susie Weekes-Roeder is building a school in South Africa

When Susie Weekes-Roeder isn’t managing her Berkshire-based staging business or co-chairing local drives as a Construct board member, she’s tackling her most inspired undertaking yet: founding the Indwe Learning Center in Illovo, South Africa, adjacent to the Mother of Peace orphanage.

POEM: Across the wilderness

A poem reflecting on the racial violence occurring across America, and its causes.

Coming of age during segregation: A talk with Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr.

"We’re dealing with interesting dynamics right now because all the problems we have faced in the past now have little tentacles that are coming up in different ways." --- Dr. Bernard Lafayette, from his remarks at the 20th Annual W.E.B. Du Bois lecture at Bard College at Simon's Rock
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The Edge Is Free To Read.

But Not To Produce.