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Funeral Homes Change Their Practices In Reponse to Coronavirus – NPR

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“We’re encouraging brevity,” he says. “It’s not ideal, but it’s the best we can offer to secure the safety and health of our community.”

But for some communities that treat funerals as celebrations with singing, eulogizing and fellowshipping, a few minutes to say goodbye is less than ideal.

“We understand that grief needs closure,” Wenig says. “Being deprived of that opportunity is a huge emotional blow.” NPR.

J. Michael Dash, 1948-2019

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Born in Trinidad, on 20th of July 1948, passed away on 2nd of June, 2019.

Professeur de Littérature française à l’Université de New York, Michael Dash était connu pour ses nombreux travaux autour de l’œuvre et de la pensée d’Édouard Glissant.

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Also, know for his scholarship on Caribbean literature and literary history.

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“Haïti est la terre mère idéologique de la Caraïbe, le lieu où la lutte pour la liberté a produit une conscience collective, une nouvelle façon de penser la question raciale et de concevoir l’identité nationale”, a relevé l’universitaire Michael Dash. lemonde.fr (2009)