Are You My Neighbor?
Recently, I went shopping with my daughter. She was looking for a gift for her friend's son. She decided on a book. As we were looking through the books on the shelf, I spotted one of my favorites -...
View ArticleI have an election hangover.
I checked the results last night before heading to bed. I had planned to avoid all election results and wait until morning to witness the massacre. I knew it was coming. I feel I've known it was coming...
View ArticleJust because we aren't protesting doesn't mean we aren't angry
I went to work the day after the Ferguson announcement. I was met with whispers from the people of color discussing what happened. We were all disgusted, but not one of us was surprised by the...
View ArticleAnother black woman supporting Hillary Clinton
How about this? It’s the relationships. Black people understand the importance of this election. Right now, we’re voting based on what we know and who we know. And we know Hillary Clinton. Do you think...
View ArticleJesus Wept
It is the shortest verse in the bible. It is a verse that came to mind while watching a video of a Baptist preacher from California as he ranted with homophobic glee about the tragedy in Orlando. It...
View ArticleSometimes enough is more than enough
I grew up in a house with guns; a pistol and a shotgun. My parents kept them in their bedroom. These weapons were generally never loaded. My father maintained that they were for protecting our home in...
View ArticleAlright, let’s go there!
The other day, I had lunch with an old friend. We had not seen each other in quite some time, due to family, work, and life obligations. We spent a great deal of time catching up on ordinary things:...
View Article"I've been 'buked, and I've been scorned....."
I turned on the radio to listen to the Mark Thompson show one night last week. I caught the show right in the middle of a woman’s righteous rant. She was expressing her views on Hillary Clinton and...
View ArticleHow do I speak, so that I am heard?
Let me start by saying, I have a lot to say about a lot of things. I don’t claim to know everything, but as any good American, I have opinions about everything.I found DailyKos between the 2008 and...
View ArticleIt's policy, not personality
Because there has been little discussion of the real issues, many people are just stuck on personalities. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve heard people refer to the two major party candidates as, a...
View ArticleJohn Pavlovitz's article: Here's Why We Grieve Today
Yesterday I ranted. My emotions are still raw. My stomach still churning and my head still throbbing. But I found this from a friend’s Facebook post. I think it says it for me. I won’t try to do...
View ArticleRepublicans Rise Again
I discovered Daily Kos during the election that brought us the first Obama term. I lurked for quite a while before commenting and even longer before blogging. I mostly kept my opinion to myself. I was...
View ArticleWhat would they do if we all got up and left
We’ve heard it many times. We’ve heard it for years. Sometimes it’s said quietly and other times, like now, it’s loud and incessant. Now they’re chanting and tweeting and just generally yelling it....
View ArticleTrump wants me to be his BFF
I’m not sure how I got on this list, but *45* (I use his name as little as possible) thinks I’m one of his loyal supporters. For a couple of months, he, or someone on his team has been writing to me...
View ArticleWe are not despairing, we are taking action
All I heard was doom and gloom. I’ve been nervous about the upcoming election or should I say petrified. Perhaps this is what they wanted all along. This is why there was no COVID response. What better...
View ArticleHe's going and Dr. Seuss told me so.
I love Dr. Seuss. I bought most of the books, if not all, when my children were young. I think I still have a copy of “Green Eggs and Ham”. We quote from it sometimes because it just seems fitting to...
View ArticleYes, I was afraid
She said "We are undaunted in our belief that we shall overcome, that we will rise up". It was inspiring. It was uplifting. But, I have not been undaunted, I have been afraid.I always live in a state...
View ArticleEverything is Black and White...until it's not
I view the world through the eyes of a Black woman. A woman born in the South during the time of segregation. One who grew up during desegregation. Much like everyone else, my life’s path has been...
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