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Johnathan Lee Iverson

@lastringmaster.bsky.social

Ringmaster|Keynote Speaker|Vocalist ⭐️2X Jeopardy®️ Question ⭐️Ringmaster at Circus Vargas ⭐️Chairman of the Board at Omnium Circus

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Johnathan Lee Iverson@lastringmaster.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Before letting him go, Callaghan said, the agent told him, “You’re white anyway. You wouldn’t be any fun,” a remark he said made plain what he experienced as racial targeting. www.advocate.com/news/detaine...

Gay Minneapolis pastor says ICE agent pointed gun at his face, blocks from Renee Good’s killing

“Are you afraid now?” Rev. Kenny Callaghan said the federal agent asked him before he was handcuffed and placed in a black SUV.

advocate.com

Johnathan Lee Iverson@lastringmaster.bsky.social · 8mo ago

“To deny Black culture in Catholic spaces disparages and dismisses the imago dei and diminishes the catholicity of us all. A Catholic church that is Eurocentric is not only monocultural but inauthentic. Catholicism, rightly considered, is multicultural, universal, and therefore truly catholic.”

Why a Denver priest was wrong to treat Black Catholic hymnals like garbage

Dr. M. Roger Holland II on the racist errors that caused a significantly Black parish in Colorado to lose a hallmark of African-American liturgy.

blackcatholicmessenger.org

Johnathan Lee Iverson@lastringmaster.bsky.social · 8mo ago

“That thing you think is your flaw, if you’re willing to get comfortable sharing, is actually your unique struggle. Someone else is out there — and you might not even know them yet — who needs to see the thing that only you can offer because of the unique challenges you’ve passed through.”

Circus dreams and serious struggles: Lessons on leadership from a literal ringmaster

The founder of Venardos Circus opens up about what he learned growing his show from tiny tent to two touring troops across 45 cities.

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Johnathan Lee Iverson@lastringmaster.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Everything about these sparkling threads of mine calls me to give my very best. Even when I’m a bit weary. I am brought to life. This is how I know I am masterfully attired, because in a sense, I am possessed and obsessed by the urgency to live up to the beauty and esteem of my adornments.

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