My writing for the last several months has focused more on political and current events, but today I need to take a detour back to my lane of anti-racism work, because there is something that has been gnawing at me that I finally can put into words. Over the last year, the world has been spiraling out of control. We …
Earlier this week, I found myself in a conversation with my ex-husband and, as longtime readers know, we have an amicable relationship. He’s still my emergency contact and over the years he has played a pivotal role in helping me develop Black Girl in Maine. We were discussing the constitutional crisis and the overall political climate when he told me …
Everyone has something that they are scared of. For me, it’s big dogs and driving. Those are my two last remaining fears that for many sound silly, but they aren’t silly to me. When I was eight years old, I was almost attacked by a loose German Shepherd and that incident created a deep and last fear of all dogs. …
The beginning of June, the beginning of Pride—and Juneteenth happens this month as well. In recent years, these events were cause for celebration as we acknowledge and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community as well as celebrating Black liberation. However, at this moment, we find ourselves in a very different reality than a year ago, as the Trump regime has made it …
For many, the current political climate and trajectory in the United States feels hopeless. How do you survive the boot of fascism crushing our lives, while at the same time raising kids, tending to loved ones, working, paying bills and just trying to live? How do we fit in time for resistance when our system is designed to make survival …
Back in the “old days” of the aughts, when I started my own website and started writing in 2008—after deciding I wanted to write beyond the work I was doing for local Maine publications—the site was referred to as a blog and the writing was referred to as blogging. In hindsight, the “blogging” that many of us were doing at …
A few days ago, I found myself thinking about the 9/11 attack and the people on Flight 93. To refresh your memory, the first two planes that were hijacked hit the World Trade Building, the third plane hit the Pentagon, and the last plane—which was believed to be headed for either the White House or the U.S. Capitol—ended up being …
Eleven years ago, I started my position as executive director of one of the oldest anti-racism organizations in the United States. Founded in 1968, we believe there is only one other anti-racism organization that is older than us. When I came on board, it was seen as a new beginning. I was the first Black person and woman to head …
Life moves fast and technology over the years has helped to make life move even faster and, while much of today’s technology has added to our lives, the uncomfortable truth is that it has also taken away from our lives. In the last 20 years, we have become a society where information is literally at our fingertips. We carry smart …
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Happy Friday! It’s a gorgeous day up in my corner of the world and way too beautiful to be writing a blog post today. So I present you with the Friday Round-Up a list of blog posts this week from other bloggers that blew my mind. Perhaps if you need to kill some time or have a quiet moment you can check them out. http://ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com/ Check out this cat, I have been a fan of his work forever. http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/ Good stuff here as well http://sweetersalt.com/ A Maine blogger who talks fashion and food…the best of both worlds http://paganchild-starmommy.blogspot.com/2011/03/keeping-focused.html A new blog that offers words of wisdom for all of us. http://mscleaver.com/ Another Mainer who for Lent is giving up pants, she is also a crafty gal If you have any links to good blogs, feel free to leave em. It’s my hope to make the Friday Round Up a regular feature at my new home specifically I would live to shine some light and love on smaller bloggers. It’s hard out here in this blogosphere with so many good blogs to choose from and so little time so let’s help everyone get a slice of the pie. I will be back on Monday, at that time I will unveil some ideas I have around monetizing things but You May Also Like: No related posts.
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Calling All White People, Part 68: What are we now—Generation Ex-Progressive?
Calling All White People, Part 68 TODAY’S EPISODE: Gen X’ers are finding their power…in the worst possible way Maybe you don’t pay attention to the names behind our current slide away from democracy. The people behind the scenes and sometimes very publically in front of them who are dictating policies and plans that are now undoing decades of progress in …
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