Political Activist | Social Justice Advocate
Political Activist | Social Justice Advocate
All the horrible legislation sweeping the United States by republican politicians and their white evangelical christian nationalist backers is somewhat new. It’s manufactured. It’s created on purpose. It’s not a distraction. They are mechanisms. These are the gears of a…
A big problem with democratic voters and young voters is that local elections and state legislatures are a second thought. We turn out for presidential elections, senate races, and governor gubernatorial races. But when it comes to state legislatures, a…
Justin Jones and Justin Pearson are the best America has to offer. You can see the promise of America in these two. Their courage and their clarity and their ability to cut to the core of what’s going on. To…
Here are five books to help you better understand christian nationalism and school privatization. There are no links if you click on any of these books. To purchase, consider alternatives to Amazon and Audible. Also, consider ordering from bookstores owned by people of color.…
Books are being banned. Films are being banned. The Ruby Bridges film in a Florida school was pulled after just one parent complained that it might teach kids that “white people hate black people.” So what do we do about…
It’s happening. Here’s the result of snitching the republican politicians and their white evangelical christian nationalist backers are counting on. You can read more about Rebeka Jones here and her ongoing harassment and flex by the Governor of Florida. But…
The theology for christian nationalism is dominion theology. This theology states that a nation should be run by christians, specifically white able-bodied cisgender christian males. These churches brand themselves as the modern church. They have rock bands, smoke machines, pastors…
We need to redefine democracy for us. In Tennessee, after another school shooting, we are seeing exactly what the institutions of the state do. It upholds the foundation of the state and not the people who make up the state.…
Knowing history is essential to understanding current systems of oppression. I do agree, certain things happened so long ago that we need to let go of them so we can progress and move on. For example: What happened to the…
The U.S. has always been a violent nation-state. It is currently, and it will continue to be until we as citizens demand that the violence stops. The U.S. has always been violent to its citizens. Starting with the Indian Wars…