Quick note to start - yes, I am still training and fundraising. In fact, it would be fabulous if you would throw in $30 to the cause. I pretty much need $30/day for the rest of the time to meet the minimum. Also, things are starting to hurt a little. I'll save that for another... Continue Reading →
NOT Acceptable
I was listening to This Week In Blackness Prime yesterday as they discussed/reacted to the despicable shooting in Charleston that happened this week. The phone lines were open and at one point a caller from Georgia spoke about living in the south where "an acceptable amount of racism" is just always in existence. Now, I... Continue Reading →
Debunking An Oft-Used Term: Black on Black Crime
Sorry to get serious, but sometimes I need to get these thoughts out there so that they stop spinning around in my head. In this case, I also want to preserve some data from a valuable post at Demos from last summer: Black on Black Crime Facts Black-on-Black homicides have decreased by 67% in 20... Continue Reading →
Own Your White Privilege
Since I wrote this post: Dear Trayvon last year, you knew I had to react to the verdict after the trial of George Zimmerman. Let me share with you some things I've learned over the last year and a half. I HONESTLY had NEVER heard of, or at least, internalized the concept of White Privilege... Continue Reading →
He started it!
Ah, the classic way to dodge responsibility for your own bad behavior - point the finger at someone else who has done the same thing as if that somehow absolves you of guilt. Happens in the political sphere ALL THE TIME. Conservatives disrupting town hall meetings preventing any real discussions from happening? It's OK, the... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 