14 years and it’s still no better
This day, 14 years ago, started out with my son looking up at me and saying, “I’m ready for this […]
justice
It’s time.
It’s been a year since the former president tried to stage a coup and he’s still tweeting and screeching from […]
To love each other, we must seek justice for everyone
I’ve seen a meme on Facebook this morning, posted by several friends, calling on us to love one another. But […]
Dear white people: Please listen to people of color
Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. Three more in a long, long, long list of casualties of systemic racism. Today, […]
Is it really ‘kindness?’
Kindness is a wonderful thing, and we really do see far too little of it in this toxic culture. But […]
The sacred walks among us in many unexpected forms
Onstage at the annual Moral March on Raleigh, from the left, NC NAACP President Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman; NC […]
What does one say on Mother’s Day?
What do you say on Mother’s Day when the mom you’re talking to has lost a child, or to a […]
We can’t go much lower
The level of hypocrisy is breathtaking. Republicans say Al Franken needs to resign because he may have kissed women […]
An unjust system treats people arbitrarily
I have learned first-hand how arbitrary and cruel our “justice” system can be. Thirty-one of us were arrested July […]
Consider your privilege
I’ve been thinking a lot about my privilege lately as I hear people vilify the poor and people of […]