Black Lens June 2021
The Black Lens is an independent, monthly, community newspaper based in Spokane, WA, that is focused on the news, information, people and events that are of importance of the Black community.
The Black Lens is an independent, monthly, community newspaper based in Spokane, WA, that is focused on the news, information, people and events that are of importance of the Black community.
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<strong>June</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
www.blacklensnews.com<br />
The <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Lens</strong> Spokane<br />
ON MY MIND<br />
THOUGHTS FROM THE EDITOR<br />
by Sandra Williams<br />
My Tank Is Empty<br />
I've been told on many occasions<br />
that people turn to this page first to<br />
see what it is that I have to say this<br />
month. Who am I angry at now?<br />
What issue has my blood boiling this<br />
week? What am I passionate about<br />
or frustrated about or who am I annoyed<br />
with this time?<br />
I consider it a compliment that people<br />
care what I care about. That matters a<br />
lot! So, I try very hard every month to<br />
fill this space. It's like a private conversation<br />
between me and my readers.<br />
This month there was a lot going<br />
on. Between the 100th Anniversary<br />
of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the<br />
One Year Anniversary of the murder<br />
of George Floyd and the lack of<br />
real change, the commemoration of<br />
<strong>June</strong>teenth, the ongoing struggle to<br />
address the global pandemic that is<br />
COVID-19, and a visit to the Veteran's<br />
Memorial Cemetery in Medical<br />
Lake to honor my dad on Memorial<br />
Day, my brain is fried and my tank<br />
is empty.<br />
CSM THOMAS<br />
E WILLIAMS<br />
The paper is finished, hooray. It's<br />
late, but it's finished. So right now,<br />
I'm going to practice a little self-care<br />
and instead of racking my brain to<br />
come up with something interesting<br />
to say, I'm going to pretend like I'm<br />
Facebook and share a cute animal<br />
picture.<br />
Awww... Look at that face?<br />
By the way, it's that loving look<br />
that keeps me going when I'm sick<br />
and tired of racism and racists and<br />
even the <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Lens</strong>.<br />
Be back next month. :)<br />
THE BLACK LENS NEWS<br />
The <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Lens</strong> is an independent community newspaper, based in Spokane,<br />
WA, that it is focused on the news, events, issues, people and information<br />
that is important to Spokane’s African American/<strong>Black</strong> Community<br />
and beyond. The paper is published on the first of each month.<br />
Contact Information:<br />
Square Peg Multimedia, 1312 N. Monroe St, #148, Spokane,<br />
WA 99201 (509) 795-1964, sandy@blacklensnews.com<br />
Subscriptions:<br />
Delivered monthly by mail - $45/year or online by e-mail - $12/year<br />
Advertising:<br />
Contact Patt at 509-850-0619 or patt@blacklensnews.com<br />
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