The way forward
I met Josh Brannon two years ago at a Moral Monday event. He was running for Congress in NC District […]
Letters
The morning after
It appears we have a Democratic candidate, and it is historic. Millions of racists are about to show their […]
Forget the jacket and look at the candidate
So, Hillary Clinton wore a designer jacket during a speech about income inequality. Big deal. She’s wealthy. She can wear what […]
Mansplaining, explained
Another woman friend has un-friended a man on Facebook because he refused to stop accusing her of claiming all men […]
Not later, NOW!
I’m feeling beyond frustrated today as I listen to the acrimony between Hillary and Bernie supporters, each blaming the other […]
It was like talking to a wall.
I had a choice this morning. I could stand with protesters outside the Governor’s Western Residence in Asheville or […]
A primer on HB2 and why it’s not going away
On March 23, the North Carolina General Assembly met in special session to pass House Bill 2, or what would […]
Rick Bryson will represent we the people
This really is a first for me, announcing in public my support for a Congressional candidate. I spent 30 years […]
I’ll decide when I need your “protection”
In Raleigh yesterday, more than 1,000 of us gathered to let the General Assembly and the governor know we do […]
A little R-E-S-P-E-C-T, please
I went to Washington, DC, for the final day of Democracy Awakening with the NC NAACP, and it was a […]