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President Trump is silent about the daily tragedy of COVID-19, but families who lost loved ones are turning their obituaries into pleas for others to take the virus seriously latimes.com/world-nation/s…
You might have read the viral obituary that Courtney Farr wrote for his father, Marvin. It’s part of a growing genre of writing rooted in private grief over a public health catastrophe latimes.com/world-nation/s…
Kristin Urquiza started the #honestobit hashtag earlier this year when her father died of COVID-19 and she wrote about her anger at public officials who downplayed the danger. “Obituaries are sort of an advertisement for the dead. I wanted the last word.” latimes.com/world-nation/s…
We caught this amazing piece in the #Austin-American @statesman about #HonestObits and were reminded that we have a story to share with you about an #HonestObit that was rejected by the #SanAntonio @ExpressNews...
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.@ExpressNews claimed that they could not run the #HonestObit bc it included opinions, criticized elected officials, and editorialized; they stated it would detract from the journalistic integrity of the paper and offered to run it as a paid advertisement instead.
In hopes of compromise, we removed some of the stronger language as well as an invitation to a vigil, which the paper claimed was not the same as a funeral -- though as you'll see below, the @statesman clearly disagrees with this distinction.
@kdurquiza is not alone. We're a growing movement and have already had the enormous honor and privilege to sponsor multiple #HonestObit -- obituaries that call out politicians for the needless death of loved ones.
@itsmefi wrote this #HonestObit for her mom, "Isabelle was a giant, powerful in her kindness. Like thousands of others...she should still be alive today. Her undeserving death is due to the carelessness of politicians who undervalue healthcare workers..." markedbycovid.com/2020/07/12/hon…
The Rangel family from the Rio Grande Valley wrote for their father, "The family blames his death on the deliberate neglect of the #Hispanic community by @realDonaldTrump and @GregAbbott_TX" #Texas #COVID19
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