Shay 
Prior to 2020, it never occurred to me—as a near-lifetime career activist—that one could simply be too overwhelmed to stay active in the work. I mean sure, life happens, but we simply must go on. Right? After all, that had been my operating style for decades until 2020. When my mother died in the spring of …
Too many people assume that my sentiments against “whiteness” mean that I don’t like white people. Far from it. I like and love all sorts of people, and I’ve had wonderful relationships both platonic and intimate with people who are white. My problem is that whiteness is a whole other thing from being white. Whiteness …
Look, I’m not a party-pooper. I like me some holidays, even the minor ones. But as we come off another Cinco de Mayo, let’s talk about the absurdity of some of our American holiday celebrations. Now, first off my Mom’s side of the family had a significant amount of Mexican ancestry, and still Cinco de …