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Dr. Theodore R. Johnson on US@250
US@250: Pride, Reckoning, Aspiration
Navy veteran Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Johnson, his family name a legacy first chosen to honor the new possibilities for Black Americans many presidents ago, writes about a football game when he stood during the National Anthem and his son—on the field as a player—chose to kneel. Both, he argues, are acts of love of country. Ted’s life, service and scholarship are a love letter to America—both when he confronts our failure and takes pride in our accomplishments.
Now Ted leads New America’s Us@250 initiative which “seeks to reimagine the American narrative with a focus on three themes: pride in the nation’s progress, reckoning with historical and contemporary wrongs, and aspiration for a better future.”
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New America’s US@250 initiative
As the nation prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, New America’s Us@250 initiative seeks to reimagine the American narrative with a focus on three themes: pride in the nation’s progress, reckoning with historical and contemporary wrongs, and aspiration for a better future.
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