Political Activist | Social Justice Advocate
Political Activist | Social Justice Advocate
Bans are censorship. It’s not a slippery slope. It’s happening in a lot of places. And it’s two-sided. One of them is promising and one of them is worrying. The worrying part is that there are republicans and people like…
Here’s why you might consider staying in your republican-led state and fighting for democracy. Republican politicians are passing horrible bills across the country. They are doing so with their white evangelical christian nationalist backers. They are completely aware that these…
What do you call it when a Governor demands that businesses, including the most important ones in the state, get in line behind a political agenda? What do you call it when the leader of a government says, there will…
Republican politicians and christian nationalists, you have a beautiful family. So what will you say when your children and grandchildren grow up and find out that the harmful legislation you helped pass was fueled by your bigotry? Because our fellow…
When recently asked, Barbara F. Walter, author of the book, How Civil Wars Start and How To Stop Them, answers the question, are we in a civil war? She answered no, thankfully. She goes on to say, the reason I…
When I talk to people who have racist beliefs, I’m careful about the language I use. There are certain terms I will not use. I will not call them racist. I’ll call an idea, a belief, a statement, a system,…
Introduction In A Talk to Teachers, a speech delivered in 1963 by renowned writer and activist James Baldwin, he delivers a powerful message about the role of education in the United States. Baldwin challenges teachers to recognize and confront the…
As I was reading the Erin In The Morning newsletter, it reminded me of The Green Book by Victor Green. The Green Book, aka the “Negro Motorist Green Book”, was a guide created in 1936 to help black travelers. It…
For decades, christian nationalist groups have been unknown. They are behind some of the horrible republican bills sweeping America. Conservative federal judge Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk in Texas single-handedly ruled a national ban on the abortion pill Mifepristone. One 40+-year-old white…
The person who is literally running American politics is Leonard Leo. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Who is trying to take America back in time?” This is the guy. Although it takes many people to do that, Leonard Leo is…