https://www.dearjohn.work/essays daily 0.75 2024-10-18 https://www.dearjohn.work/essays/wes-moore-leads-most-diverse-group-of-candidates-ever-elected-to-maryland-state-wide-office monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/1723814012413-0JGD3SLLRQD25OBTLLN1/WesMooreElectionNight-1.jpg PhotoSeries - Wes Moore lead the most diverse group of candidates ever elected to state-wide office in Maryland. - Make it stand out Wes Moore greets supporters on Election Night 2022 after defeating Republican Dan Cox to become the first African American elected Governor of Maryland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/1723814344223-M9F1EPKMDGYGVRVEOEV9/BMoreFoodDistro-5.jpg PhotoSeries - Wes Moore lead the most diverse group of candidates ever elected to state-wide office in Maryland. - Make it stand out Wes Moore is joined on stage by his family and fellow Democrats who won elections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/1723814306942-RYYSCRP95ARXPFBG761Z/BMoreFoodDistro-7.jpg PhotoSeries - Wes Moore lead the most diverse group of candidates ever elected to state-wide office in Maryland. - Make it stand out Wes and Dawn Moore embrace after his victory speech on Election Night 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/6340abb5-1609-4d0e-9968-5a19b0e768ea/WesMooreJEvans.jpg PhotoSeries - Wes Moore lead the most diverse group of candidates ever elected to state-wide office in Maryland. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/1723814181138-BAMJ45SYBKNJL177C625/WesMooreElectionNight-2.jpg PhotoSeries - Wes Moore lead the most diverse group of candidates ever elected to state-wide office in Maryland. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/579aa4f5-46e2-46a4-9c9a-cdbb15585ebb/WesMooreElectionNight2022118_028.jpg PhotoSeries - Wes Moore lead the most diverse group of candidates ever elected to state-wide office in Maryland. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/1a85c3ec-a37e-4297-90b7-1dfe8fcd4641/WesMooreElectionNight2022118_017.jpg PhotoSeries - Wes Moore lead the most diverse group of candidates ever elected to state-wide office in Maryland. - Make it stand out Supporters celebrate as Wes Moore is declared the winner in Maryland gubernatorial election. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/9011c8f2-8f36-46b9-9630-3922cf975281/WesMooreJEvans3.jpg PhotoSeries - Wes Moore lead the most diverse group of candidates ever elected to state-wide office in Maryland. - Make it stand out Senator Chris Van Hollen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/6722a870-1867-463c-8c9e-1255057adc9f/WesMooreJEvans2.jpg PhotoSeries - Wes Moore lead the most diverse group of candidates ever elected to state-wide office in Maryland. - 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Protesting for Racial Justice in one of Kansas City’s historically racist realestate developments. - Make it stand out Protestors gather in support of racial justice and equity at City Hall in Kansas City, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/6303a540-5b44-4dbb-9565-78447b7a9b4b/GeorgeFloydProtests_2020617001.PNG PhotoSeries - Protesting for Racial Justice in one of Kansas City’s historically racist realestate developments. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/d723ab36-ac0d-49e0-a133-60f1ed4fd2e6/GeorgeFloydProtests_2020617003.PNG PhotoSeries - Protesting for Racial Justice in one of Kansas City’s historically racist realestate developments. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.dearjohn.work/essays/harrison-street-diy-skate-park monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/0af6dbf2-8a9a-4f86-86b6-b3b7ca6173e4/HarrisonStreetDIY201700604_002.JPG PhotoSeries - 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The Odyssey of Mama Riziki and a choir far from home. - Make it stand out Mama Riziki Lubula sings with the Kuomba Pamoja Choir at Wesley Heights Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/436b2e9d-d67d-441b-b956-b6b6d88d2020/KuombaPamojaChoir20170128_011.JPG PhotoSeries - The Odyssey of Mama Riziki and a choir far from home. - Make it stand out Solomon Kosongo performs with the Kuomba Pamoja Choir. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/0b30f517-021f-4daf-bf41-f3ee8fe88b11/KuombaPamojaChoir20170128_004.jpg PhotoSeries - The Odyssey of Mama Riziki and a choir far from home. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/69a803da-cfbf-45f7-a76b-3096b499212f/KuombaPamojaChoir20170128_007.jpg PhotoSeries - The Odyssey of Mama Riziki and a choir far from home. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/da329f23-4424-49c8-8af2-fb990baa8cce/KuombaPamojaChoir20170128_001.jpg PhotoSeries - 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"Not my President." - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/3bb9966e-8146-40b8-8f5c-9233d14bbdf0/TrumpTowerProtest20161110_011.jpg PhotoSeries - "Not my President." - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/51e69e6c-844d-4f42-9ffe-61e72d253df2/DSCF1620_2.png PhotoSeries - "Not my President." - Make it stand out A girl carries her protest sign outside City Hall in Kansas City, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/a24df05a-9e85-4011-ad9a-255e25f7b047/DSCF1677.png PhotoSeries - "Not my President." - Make it stand out Police assemble on Grand Street in downtown Kansas City Missouri for a protest march on Inauguration Day in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/c65cc196-fbf4-40a9-80e5-68f68767290d/DSCF1624.png PhotoSeries - 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"Not my President." - Make it stand out Kristin Thompson Conkright and the band Emmiline Twist perform at the Record Bar in Kansas City at a benefit concert for KC For Refugees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/f196759f-6ecf-4365-9285-9962aeb5d594/IMG_1035.JPG PhotoSeries - "Not my President." - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/6422da55-3fe7-4ca4-9e6d-48e7ed6e3ddc/IMG_1015.JPG PhotoSeries - "Not my President." - Make it stand out Meredith McGrade of Emmaline Twist performs at the Record Bar in Kansas City on Inauguration Day, 2017. https://www.dearjohn.work/contact daily 0.75 2022-10-17 https://www.dearjohn.work/about daily 0.75 2026-02-11 https://www.dearjohn.work/doc-audio daily 0.75 2025-04-18 https://www.dearjohn.work/video-features daily 1.0 2026-08-16 https://www.dearjohn.work/squeaky-kirk daily 0.75 2026-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd40cf574619b13c316cc8f/1673622337943-F7TZIBPMN1XYXOCR5QJS/SqueakyKirkXmas202220221223_478.jpg Bmore Human - 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When I met him I asked him his name, “My name is Awan Ater,” he answered. “Where are you from?” “I’m from Missouri. I am a US Citizen. I was born in South Sudan.” I met him when I was reporting on the relationship between US presidents and refugees in 2017. For that story Awan read this quote from Ronald Reagan. After reading it, he smiled. ”We in the United States, above all, must remember that lesson, for we were founded as a nation of openness to people of all beliefs. And so we must remain. Our very unity has been strengthened by our pluralism. We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are, and must remain, separate. 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