“If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” – Rumi I read recently that the generation largely known as the children of Millennials is called “Generation Alpha”. This is the first cohort of children born entirely in the 21st century, constituting those born in the early 2010s to…
social justice
Silenced.
“Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.” – Ruth Bader Ginsberg Perhaps this post should naturally follow the last one, the post I wrote about popularity contests, and whose voices count, and that “power” behind the “like.” It didn’t generate much interest, I didn’t expect much traffic, but I thought there might be some…
“High School Popularity Contests” and the “Politics of the ‘Like'”
“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity, there is beauty, and there is strength.”– Dr. Maya Angelou Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.~ Mahatma Gandhi Since the start of this year, I had been listening to music…
Women Supporting Women
“Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.” – Serena Williams From time to time, I use the hashtag #womensupportingwomen for several of my posts on social media. Currently, on Facebook, approximately 6 million posts have applied this hashtag. Lately, I have been feeling an overwhelming frustration…
My Baby
“Birth takes a woman’s deepest fears about herself and shows her that she is stronger than them.” – Unknown “Giving birth should be your greatest achievement not your greatest fear.” – Jane Weideman The Photo featured is a throwback from a little over a year ago, June 4, 2021. The date “my baby” was born. I shared…
I am Woman.
“The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her wellbeing and dignity. It’s a decision she must make for herself.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg On Friday, June 24, 2022, six people, sitting in the United States Supreme Court, stripped away a constitutional right from the American people,…
The Radical Brown “Damsel in Distress”
“Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dear Fellow Warrior, Following the previous poem I posted a few weeks earlier, “I wrote a poem on 2020,”in this post I share that specific poem that I wrote in my…
I wrote a poem on 2020…
Dear Fellow Warrior, I wrote this poem about a poem that I wrote about 2020. 🙂 There might be a moment where I share that poem as well. But here is the poem I wrote about it. 🙂 Here is a quote to inspire you in your courageous act of writing… It is the quote…