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Hello and welcome to Season 1, Episode 4 of the “We Are Speaking” Podcast.This week, our overall topic is the importance of local issues and local politics.Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democrat Tip O’Neill of Massachusetts, famously said, “All politics is local.” That is so true!During each weekly 30-minute episode, we address some of our favorite topics, including American History and Culture, Government, Education, and Politics from a Black perspective.We are very glad you are

By Pamela Hilliard OwensOK. I admit it. Not only do I watch a lot of shows on the History Channel and on the Discovery Channel, but one of my favorite series is “Ancient Aliens.” Don’t laugh. But recently, on one of those shows, the subject was the Olmecs, and that reminded me that the Olmecs was the oldest civilization in Mesoamerica. Really old. Really REALLY old.It is estimated that the Olmecs lived from roughly 1500 BCE (Before the Common Era) to 400 BCE. The Olmecs were the first Mesoamerican

By Pamela Hilliard OwensClick the link above or go to your favorite podcast app to listen to this article.“We Are Speaking” is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and podcast episodes and to support our work, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Thanks!With so much “disinformation” and “misinformation” out there these days, I thought it would be a good time for this retired government teacher (that would be me) to remind all of us what each of the three branches of

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, Keith and Pam discuss the growth of authoritarianism and the decline of democracy around the world and here in the States.One of the major goals of Vladimir Putin is to destroy democracy in Ukraine and in as much of Europe as possible.Unfortunately, one of the major goals of most of today’s Republican party is the same: destroying America’s “experiment” as a democratic society and government and replacing it with their own version of

Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on UnsplashBy Keith A. Owens(Click the player above to listen to this article.)(To view previous articles, please visit our website.)For nearly two weeks now, there has been virtual nonstop ‘round the clock coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and justifiably so. Russia is a military superpower run by a brutal and possibly unstable and unbalanced madman, and Ukraine is a sovereign nation that did absolutely nothing to provoke the attack. Putin needs to be stopped,

Friday, March 4, 2022Welcome to Season 1, Episode 1 of the weekly 30-minute We Are Speaking podcast. At We Are Speaking, Keith and Pam discuss issues pertaining to American History and Culture, Government and Politics, and Education.This podcast is sponsored by our company, the TeamOwens313 Global Creative Community, where we offer products and services designed for independent writers, creative and solo professionals, and very small business owners.You can find out all about our company on our

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