What did MLK say exactly? Something like, “…in the end, what hurts the most is not the harmful words spoken by our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” I’m sure I completely botched the quote and truthfully right now Idgaf; this isn’t speech and rhetoric class. This is “real” “life” in 2020 America for …
“Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they’re here to stay I believe In yesterday I believe In yesterday Oh, so suddenly I’m not half the girl I used to be No, no, no There’s a shadow hanging over me Now I long For yesterday.” A holiday weekend at …
Dearest mothers of the Million Moms March, As I write this I am currently in the air en route to Washington DC. In less than 24 hours, we will join together, arm in arm, hand in hand, to march on our nation’s capitol for the inaugural Million Moms March. For months our volunteer team has …
Only slept an hour last night. Couldn’t stop thinking about life, death, race, gender, violence, deceit, corruption. About #WalterScott. About everything. I had “the talk” with my kids this morning in the car. Not the “birds and the bees” talk. The “how to stay alive because you’re black and therefore a threat” talk. Don’t wear …
Black Lives Matter??? The Day After (#WalterScott) Read More »
I was saddened (and angered) to read this disturbing news: that recently a group of approximately 20 “Christian” Texans called the “Patriot Defense Foundation, Inc” decided to harass another group of Texans who are Muslim. The Muslim group traveled to the Texas capitol (Austin) for a Texas Muslim Capitol Day legislative advocacy event coordinated by …
Heckling Muslim schoolchildren? Faith is NOT supposed to be synonymous with hate! Read More »
I’m actually not sure what (if anything) the faith community in my city and the faith community as a whole (outside of Missouri) is saying/doing COLLECTIVELY around Ferguson. Or Eric Garner. Or any of it. I know that I’ve seen people of all races at local rallies (including some individual church groups), and I know …
Where is the faith community in the Ferguson response? (WWJD) Read More »
Though I am not a regular blogger, I learned about the “Autism is Not a Crime” flash blog being hosted by Gretchen Leary (described here), and I wanted to support my community by participating (some additional great information available here). I don’t know how good this will be given that I’m throwing it together, but …
“Don’t let them be Autistic…” #AutismIsNotACrime Flash Blog post Read More »
