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Last week, many of us were surprised to learn that the Democrats were still working behind the scenes to make progress on legislation to curb climate change and reduce prescription drug prices....
In Florida and other states like Texas, Ohio, and Tennessee, legislators and “concerned citizens” are continuing their push to erase trans people from existence. Unsurprisingly for...
As Americans protest the gross overreach of the Supreme Court as it takes rights away from citizens (which is historically significant because before now the Supreme Court has expanded human...
I’ve heard what’s happening in American politics described as throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks, especially when it comes to power seekers who use fear and hate to...
While most of us feel outrage at bigotry and racism that gets highlighted in the news, many of us feel an abstract anger because we don't see ourselves or people we love in the victims.
When I lead...
The January 6 Committee held it’s first hearing during prime time last Thursday, June 9 at 8PM. If you missed it, you can catch the replay here.
I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was...
Last week I wrote about the mass shooting in Buffalo where 13 people were shot and 10 died while they were grocery shopping. My grief was raw. I was just starting to feel like I could breathe,...
The U.S. was the site of another mass shooting on Saturday. Ten people are dead and another three are injured. Eleven of those shot were Black. The shooter is an 18-year-old white man who drove...
On Monday, Politico revealed that they had received a leaked document that outlined the Supreme Court’s majority opinion on the anticipated case that could overturn the 1973 ruling on Roe v....
Colorism is treating people within a race or ethnic group differently based on the color of their skin. The person with the bias can be part of the same group or not. It’s often rooted in...
In case you haven’t seen social media or the news or been connected to the internet for the last week, I’m posting the videos of The Slap as seen in America and other countries. I...
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair” or CROWN Act, 235-189. Seventeen Republicans joined Democrats to agree...