On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, things look bleak, his legacy and life’s work threatened. It feels dystopian, foreboding, and surreal. 1) Here we sit in the midst of a global pandemic that has killed over 800,000 people domestically and more than 5 million people globally. In this country, far too many workers have…
Tag: social justice
Reparations Now – 2020
Thinking about the Biden/Harris plan for Native Americans on Indigenous People’s Day seems meaningful. And it seems like a good plan. I am not Native, so cannot speak beyond what the people in this article said. However, I think this is a good re-start/re-beginning. I’d love to see something like a constitutional amendment that included…
The Thing About Gaslighting and Abusive Behavior
Listen, all of us need to deeply understand that we are heading into THE most dangerous time in the modern history of this country. I don’t think we are seeing this very clearly. Anyone who understands anything about domestic violence knows that the most dangerous time for a woman leaving an abusive relationship is when…
A Partial List of Resources About Race, Racism, Critical Race Theory, and Other Things: Films, Books, Articles, Websites, Museums, Music, and Other Resources
Film/Television I am Not Your Negro (Prime and Netflix) The Hate U Give (Prime) The Uncomfortable Truth (Prime) Birth of a Movement (prime) Sis, You Okay? (Prime) The FBI’s War on Black America (Prime) The Aryans: The Madness of Racism (Prime) Two Black Men A Week (Prime) The Wire (HBO) Kill the Messenger (Netflix) Our…
The Bottom Fell Out…Now What?
Okay people. I have been thinking, talking to other smart people, reflecting in historical context and have come up with some concrete ideas through collaboration. I am going to try hard to keep my snarky anger at bay, so if some squeaks out sorry…ish, I’m sorry-ish. Trump is a manifestation that began brewing after the…
The Fire in My Belly Has Been Lit Ablaze!!!
I am so angry, so very and deeply angry. And sad, very sad. I have struggled with my bi-racial identity all my life – never fully finding community within white society and never really knowing any black community. Even extended family members have worked to position me as somehow other to them and their own…
Grouchy in Paradise 