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Jan.19.2013
Once upon a time a man lied about taking performance enhancing drugs, won many medals, made lots of money and made alot of other people lots of money and along with some other people lied some more. In the process he made a sport very famous and very profitable and the people cheered--except for...
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Oct.12.2012
Last year the documentary, Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story by critically acclaimed filmmaker Dan Birman was featured on NPT and PBS stations nationwide as part of the Independent Lens series. The film follows Cyntoia Brown, a 16 year-old whose troubled journey with drug and...
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Apr.01.2012
Ask anyone with a teenage son to imagine their 17-year old child running home from the store in the rain with a bag of snacks and being followed and and eventually chased by a stranger. Imagine the pursuer is 10 years older, 20 pounds heavier, armed with a weapon and deems your child a threat...
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Mar.22.2012
All too often tragedy and illness strike whether through violence, illness or neglect. And very often it takes us humans a while before realizing that our response to the crisis is a flashing neon sign indicating something is out of alignment and we are signaled to listen--closely. And so it...
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Sep.22.2011
Ironically, I am supposed to be writing a shooting script for a music video called "Two Kings" about Martin Luther King and Elvis and the revolutions they both inspired. Instead, I cannot stop thinking about Troy Davis' state sponsored killing last evening: death by lethal injection...
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Sep.08.2011
What if all the suffering, pain and 'crap' that you have experienced (or witnessed) in life were offering you something much deeper, richer and more profound than expected? What if the tragedy and hardship was calling to you in a way that redefined and transformed the person you only...
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Sep.06.2011
It's been nearly three and a half years since life was interrupted and upended by a surprise stage IV cancer diagnosis followed by a fairly brutal regimen of chemotherapy and radiation. Since then much has morphed and changed--inside and out. I grew a new pair of eyes and since emerging from...
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Mar.30.2011
Dear George, Danny & Sean:
Please forgive the intrusion of a public letter but in spite of the fact that two of you have actually written blogs for the Huffington Post (and one of you was apparently misquoted) it is quite possible that you are three of the last Hollywood celebrities--...
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Mar.21.2011
"Give me the free labor of one black person for one year; I would be a rich man.
Give me the free labor of a dozen black people for one year; I would be a very rich man.
Give me the free labor of millions of black people for 250 years; I would be America!...
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Feb.22.2011
Imagine a young girl that has been abandoned early on by her biological mother and grandmother — who both share a history of emotional instability (including drug and alcohol abuse) and several generations of suicidal behavior. In spite of being adopted and nurtured by a loving family, by her teen...
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Feb.10.2011
Several days ago I got a personal email from Arianna Huffington—or so I thought. Even though I’ve been contributing articles to Huffington for a little over a year, I have never actually had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Huffington and my imagination went wild when I saw that the subject line read “...
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Sep.15.2010
After granting an exclusive interview with Katie Couric last week and then being accused of pandering to the liberal media, God accepted an invitation by Rupert Murdoch to give equal time to Fox News. After vigorous arm wrestling and a fierce round of rock, paper, scissors, Sarah Palin won the...
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Sep.01.2010
Perhaps disappointed and bemused with the incessant bickering, backbiting and slandering, God finally agreed to set the record straight about the proposed Ground Zero Mosque in an exclusive interview with Katie Couric.
Due to obvious security concerns--and because God's image or voice could...
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Feb.10.2010
Two and a half years ago I sat draped in a tattered, faded blue dressing gown across from a stranger who solemnly uttered the phrase: "you have cancer." In Touretts like fashion four words instantly erupted in my brain countering the proclamation with: "I want to live".
In...
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Jan.09.2010
As I approached day number six of a full on "chemotherapy detox" process in the peaceful isolation of the Tucson desert, I was reminded how noisy and all consuming the mind is.
The parallels of healing disease, addiction and racism had never penetrated my brain before receiving a...
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About Molly
As a writer/speaker/filmmaker/activist, Molly Secours has been called an "uncompromising fighter for racial equity and social justice" (Tim Wise).
After a year and a half battle with cancer Molly has re-emerged with fresh eyes and is ready to...
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