It wasn’t so long ago that hearing a politician accusing someone of being a white supremacist might’ve made me think poorly of the person doing the accusing. And, like many of the white people I’ve talked with (or seen talking about it online), I know I wasn’t alone in that response. These days, when a …
The past five months have been a whirlwind! When I decided to run for public office, I had no idea how much work even a relatively small local campaign would be, nor did I fully grasp how much my life would change. For those who aren’t local or who don’t follow Black Girl in Maine …
Looking at Denver Deputy Daniel “Duke” Trujillo’s Facebook timeline, the first thing you notice is his cover photo. The photo is of Deputy James Herrera, another Denver officer who died on May 16. There are a lot of mourning posts on his timeline. There are memorial photos of officers killed in the line of duty …