Politics

With war, comes murder and rape Pornography is often blamed as the reason violence—especially violence against women—has escalated. That sounds clean. It sounds decisive. It feels like an answer. But history …

 “A river that forgets its source will soon run dry.”— African proverb There is a scene in The Women of Brewster Place where the women get fed up with being …

  updated from February 1, 2025 Music is healing. Music is power. Music has the power to change the world.   On many, many, many a day when danger, threats, …

  updated from November 9 2024 Never forgetting the pioneering mothers of environmental justice and those who identified its roots in racism. She Said: “If we want a safe environment …

“Institutionally, we still don’t understand what inclusion means. Just because you invite someone into a space, but you don’t provide the necessary resources to keep them and everyone else in …

Forget the people telling you: “There was racial harmony before we had a Black president.” “Before Obama all was great.” They are telling lies and there is NO truth residing …

So we have reached the place where the n-word is actually Black American people’s fault. And that is part of the cycle of harm. Evading accountability.  The concept of “the …

Many Black people have endured generations of: “It’s not that bad.”“You’re overreacting.”“They didn’t mean it.” That pattern is its own harm. “Racism is like a Cadillac. They bring out a …

“Equality and kindness” do not require or justify the abolition of women as a sex class or the abrogation/appropriation of women’s rights to private spaces, sports teams, etc. On the …

I hope that these last few weeks have taught us to take history as a tool for learning lessons …..for everyone. Education is never a “scam”. The price may be …