Meldon Jenkins-Jones's Posts
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MEDICAL INJUSTICES
Posted about 3 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Black History Month, Health and Wellness, History and Preservation, Law Library, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with african-american, Apartheid, Black History, Blood, book recommendations, children, Eugenics, Experiment, Genocide, injustice, Law Library, Medicine, Organ Trafficking, Race, Racism, Red Market, Transplant
Great strides in medical history have often been made as a result of research and experimentation, and the first human successes were arguably the result of successful experiments, often on […]
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FOUND: The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Posted about 3 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Asian American, Book Reviews, Children's, crafts and hobbies, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Writing
| Tagged with book recommendations, Communication, Friendship, Handwriting, letter writing
Lost or dead. We often see the unhappy plight of an art no longer in use as an indication of cultural decay. We can also see a challenge. These days, […]
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Contact Tracing & Your Rights – Part 1
Posted about 3 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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| Tagged with Contact Tracing, Covid-19, disease, Law Library, pandemic, Spanish Flu
How to Create and Organize Your Home Library
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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| Tagged with books, clean, Dewey Decimal System, Library, mildew, mold, organize
Stressed by books? Are you stuck at home with piles of books and magazines, and running out of space? Do you want to set up a personal library, but don’t […]
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Celebrate the 19th Amendment
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Elections, Events, History and Preservation, Holidays, Inform * Enrich * Empower, Law Library, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Women's History
| Tagged with 19th Amendment, African American Women's Suffrage, elections, Law Library, States Rights, Suffrage, U.S. Constitution, VCU Common Book, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Women's Rights
Speaking of Constitution Day Constitution Day is September 17th. Join the Richmond Public Library (RPL) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries in celebrating the 19th Amendment this Constitution Day. The […]
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No Quarter to Citizens?
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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| Tagged with 3rd Amendment, Constitution, Drawn and Quartered, International Law, Law Library, Military, No Quarter, Pirate flag, Tom Cotton
On Monday, June 1, 2020 war veteran and junior Senator from Arkansas, Attorney Thomas Bryant Cotton, used the phrase “no quarter” and has been at the center of controversy. I, […]
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HAPPY with HABITS
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Book Reviews, Health and Wellness, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with anxiety relief, cabin fever, Covid-19, Dr. Huberman, habits, health and wellness, mental health, New Normal, nostalgia, stress relief
Habit was a dirty word. Like hope, waiting, and boundaries, the idea of habit was a form of discipline I scoffed at as being confining, restricting, and limiting. As a […]
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Grocery Shopping from the Back Porch, Part 2
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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crafts and hobbies, Gardening, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with e-books, gardening, Kitchen Garden, novice gardener, Resilience Garden, seeds;, vegetable garden, Victory Garden
GROCERY SHOPPING FROM THE BACK PORCH, Part 2 by Meldon Jenkins-Jones In the words of Nicole Johnsey Burke, the author of Kitchen Garden Revival: A Modern Guide to Creating a […]
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Grocery Shopping from the Back Porch
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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crafts and hobbies, Gardening, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with e-books, gardening, novice gardener, seeds;, vegetable garden
Grocery Shopping from the Back Porch That’s my plan. At least, for vegetables. Last weekend a friend left some seeds on the porch that I planted in tiny seedling containers […]
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Law Day 2020
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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| Tagged with 19th Amendment, Constitution, law, Law Day, Law Library, May 1, Representative democracy, rule of law, Vote, Women's Suffrage
What is Law Day? Law Day was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 as a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law in the United […]
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