We have a problem. It’s an anti-democratic, anti-civil rights, anti-education, pro-racism, pro-fascism, pro-COVID, politically active problem. It’s a big problem and it numbers more than 70 million. The problem is the Republican Party and we have no idea how to solve it. Did you say education? If so, stop saying that. The answer to the Republican problem is not education. …
TODAY’S EPISODE: Don’t make Black people your intellectual and emotional sharecroppers [To find other installments of “Calling All White People,” click here] As I’m writing this post, it’s Black Friday. For the 0.1% of you who don’t know what that is, it’s the day after the Thanksgiving Day holiday (or Day of Mourning or however you treat it—I personally go …
A few days ago, I received a message from a reporter at one of Maine’s largest newspapers, asking if we could speak about a possible story that she was working on. Despite my misgivings, given my past interactions with this particular publication, I gave her a call since I was vaguely aware of the story in question. In many ways …
The 2020 presidential election has been a nail-biter of a race, especially as those of us hoping desperately for a change collectively held our breaths as mail-in ballots were counted. Some called it carry-over trauma and anxiety from 2016 when poll after poll showed Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump in key states. Despite poll after poll showing Joe Biden ahead …
I am being told to forgive. I am told that I need to reach across the aisle, shake hands, put my political differences aside, and join in becoming one country again. I am told this is very important because I, as a Black person, not only had to use my vote to save this country from the racists yet again, …
Dear graduates of the never-ending 2020 election nightmare, thank you for being here, on Zoom, for what should be a momentous occasion, but will forever be remembered as the year we nearly, almost, kinda, but not really rejected fascism. I think we, the generations before you, fucked up big time. We should have been working hard at making sure Trumpism …
So, let’s not mince words: Donald Trump and his GOP enablers (that is to say, most of the Republican Party) are trying to carry out a coup. If you can’t see that, then I wonder about your discernment. I’m not saying it’s going to be a successful coup or that it’s the most well-planned coup or that it’s going to …
As a white person who accepts that racial capitalism and white supremacy are structural systems that need to be destroyed, I’m always asking the question, “but what can I DO” to change these systems? As I write this, we aren’t sure who won the presidential election. That said, of one thing I am sure: We all lost. The fact that …
Ten great things happened across the country on election night. Like really wonderful. I’m going to tell you about them and I want you to hang onto them and let them lift you up and help you understand that this country is not as rotten as it can seem. But first, we’ve got to talk about that bullshit. “I don’t …
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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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The last thing you need right now is a Thanksgrifting
If there’s one thing I’m not sweating this year, it’s inviting a bunch of grifters to my Thanksgiving table. Sure, they’re family, but they had their chance and now they’re dead to me. Not in a COVID way. In an “Uh, no, I will not pass this creamy bowl of mac and cheese because you, sir, are a manipulative nuclear …
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