It's up to all of us to ensure that Trump and MAGA do NOT erase our shared history.
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Erasure: America
It's up to all of us to ensure that Trump and MAGA do NOT erase our shared history.
Erasure
It's up to all of us to ensure that Trump and MAGA do NOT erase our shared history.
First They Came For…
I was out with a friend last night. Told her I was trying to get on Trump's enemies list. She was a bit surprised. First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I … Continue reading First They Came For…
Joy
I've been thinking a lot lately about joy, specifically about Black joy. I previously wrote that "It's OK to Feel Good", that if we lose hope then we've lost everything
I am “The Enemy from Within”
Donald Trump has promised to deploy the military to round up and imprison what he is calling "the enemy from within". He has included Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff on his list. He's pretty much made clear that every Democrat is on this list. So is anyone who opposes him. This clearly fits into the … Continue reading I am “The Enemy from Within”
Bill Russell
He was more than a basketball player, more than a champion, he was a hero in every sense. This excerpt is from Racism Is Not a Historical Footnote which he published on September 15, 2020. America is not the land of the free when Black people have to worry that they will be murdered in … Continue reading Bill Russell
“Weirdo”
There is a man who regularly harasses me when I'm out holding signs, making statements to say that Black Lives Matter. One of his favorite things is to yell, to call me "weirdo". I was just thinking that it's time to accept and embrace the term. “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the … Continue reading “Weirdo”
Restorative Justice
We need a better way, especially in our criminal justice system. That's clear. In September 2018 Rachael Rollins was elected District Attorney of Suffolk County. Suffolk County encompasses Boston, MA as well as a handful of neighboring communities. One of her campaign promises was, that as District Attorney, she would no longer prosecute certain offenses … Continue reading Restorative Justice
Antiracist
Do you want to be antiracist? Then consider this: you need to listen to Black people. And you need to talk to white people. What needs to be done is hard. Where to start is not. Be the Pebble Act