…and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” – James Baldwin Freddie Gray; Sandra Bland; Eric Garner; Terence Crutcher; Trayvon Martin; Alton Sterling Stop & Frisk. The rage is real…and we must all work together to put an end to it.
Ninety-eight years ago today, the world was blessed with the birth of Nelson Mandela. A man who would bring a light force to the world, that few others have. While I wish he was still with us, the shame I feel right now for my country makes me happy he didn’t live to see…
Not every police officer is racist. Not every police officer is a hero. Last week, Dallas Police Officers shielded the public when bullets started flying last week. Last night, Minnesota Police Officers walked off the job during a press conference about racial profiling. So I have to ask — if we can’t even have…
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There have been far too many times in my life when I have sat in front of the television, watching the news…not knowing what to make of what I’m watching… The day President Reagan was shot The day the Space Challenger exploded The day of the Oklahoma City Bombing September 11th The morning after…
~ First National Monument Honoring LGBT Rights ~ “We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths –- that all of us are created equal –- is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided…
Between 1960 and 1965, thousands of “publicity stunts,” as House Speaker Paul Ryan refers to them, took place across this nation. They were the cornerstone that lead to the laws that made it possible for me to go to school, play with my friends, eat wherever I want, go to the bathroom wherever possible,…
HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the victims of the act of hatred and terror perpetrated on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, by the authority vested…
While honoring the life of #MuhammadAli on #MeetThePress this past Sunday, another one of my all-time heroes said the following… “Money is not God, and human dignity is very important. Your integrity is way up there. And as a single human being, if you carry yourself in a certain way you can defy all…
Happy Pride!!! It’s that magical time of year — when Pride festivals will be held across the country and globe in support of individuals simply being who they were born to be. We’ve come a long way in just the past few years, and while we still have a long way to go — to…
In March of 2008, a trailblazer in her own right said this of then Senator Barack Obama, “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman of any color, he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who…
When you’re always looking for someone to blame, it’s easy to sit back and judge. Over the past few months I’ve sat back and watched Democrats systematically shit on the party that has been fighting for the rights of the people decade after decade after decade. OK so there was that slaves thing, but they…
