It feels as if the 2016 Democratic primary was settled in 2008. Whatever else is assumed about the coming election, the one thing everyone imagines is that the Democrats’ candidate will be a woman. Continue reading I am not ready for Hillary. Am I still a feminist? | Analysis
Tag Archives: Racism
The Week in #Racism and #PoliceBrutality, 3/18-3/25 | #BlackLivesMatter
This is a compilation of cases I saw in my news feed this week. It is by no means a complete list of events around the country. I will try my best to generate a post like this each week. Continue reading The Week in #Racism and #PoliceBrutality, 3/18-3/25 | #BlackLivesMatter
An open letter to .@Common | #BlackLivesMatter
Dear Common,
I write to you today because I happened to watch your segment with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. Continue reading An open letter to .@Common | #BlackLivesMatter
#Racism according to Mika and the #MorningJoe crew…
Morning Joe had quite the discussion on the racist chants of the University of Oklahoma SAE frat boys and the only conclusion they were able to come up with is that it must be the fault of those awful Black rappers. Rappers like Waka Flocka Flame is where these impressionable frat boys found their racism. Rap made them do it. Continue reading #Racism according to Mika and the #MorningJoe crew…
Selma50: Black Lives Matter, Moral Monday, NAACP, unite!
Tony Robinson was shot to death by a Madison, Wisconsin policeman on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the March in Selma. Continue reading Selma50: Black Lives Matter, Moral Monday, NAACP, unite!
#Ferguson: the truth will set you free… | #BlackLivesMatter
James Baldwin wrote:
“The truth which frees black people will also free white people, but this is a truth which white people find very difficult to swallow.”
Continue reading #Ferguson: the truth will set you free… | #BlackLivesMatter
James Baldwin on Malcolm X (Video) | Blog#42
It is especially important, in 2015, in the midst of Black Lives Matter and Moral Monday, to look back through Baldwin’s eyes, in order to look forward. As the younger generation finds its voice and asserts its leadership of the new civil rights struggle, Baldwin’s words ring prophetic. Continue reading James Baldwin on Malcolm X (Video) | Blog#42
FBI Director Comey’s Truths about Policing and Race
FBI Director Comey ‘s speech is notable for many reasons. It is most notable for his directness in referencing and qualifying racism in a way few in public service have dared show in recent memory. For that, I thank and commend him. It is clear that this is a subject near and dear to his heart. Continue reading FBI Director Comey’s Truths about Policing and Race
My comment on #Douthat’s #Obama the Theologian
I’m still thinking about the brouhaha that stemmed from our president’s talk at the National Prayer Breakfast, and I appreciated Ta-Nehisi Coates‘ take on this column by Ross Douthat. I thought I’d curate it, along with my comment. Continue reading My comment on #Douthat’s #Obama the Theologian
A parent’s love, a parent’s great fear thoughts on #BlackLivesMatter & disability
I will never forget the day unrelenting fear entered my life. It’s been almost nine years. I can still taste its metallic taste in my mouth. I can still hear the sounds that brought it on. I can still see the horror that unfolded that day and subsequent days. Continue reading A parent’s love, a parent’s great fear thoughts on #BlackLivesMatter & disability