I live in Oakland, California and I love it. Lake Merrit is one of my favorite spots. Because I grew up on the ocean I need to be around water and so I always pretend the Lake is the ocean. It works, especially on hot summer days.
If you haven’t been [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
About Rape
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Counseling, Domestic Violence, Justice, Organizing, Peace, Race, Racism, Rape, Richmond on November 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Abuse, Privacy & Celebrity: Rhianna and Chris Brown
Posted in I think, tagged Chris Brown, Domestic Violence, Justice, Love, Racism, Rhianna on February 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »
*** UPDATE 2-20-09***
Read my latest post on the loss of Rhianna’s privacy here
***UPDATE 2-15-09***
Read Chris Brown’s statement
Read what caring celebrity voices are saying against violence and for accountability.
I had just settled in with a glass of wine to watch the end of the grammy’s red carpet when I heard Ryan Seacrest say something about [...]
Police Kill Young Black Man in Oakland
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Justice, Oakland, Peace, Race, Racism, TV, Video on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Shocked, sad, pissed, are some of the words I feel about what happened on New Year’s Day in Oakland. A young father was shot and killed by BART police, while he was laying on his stomach, with his hands behind his back, and with two cops standing over him. So far, the officer [...]
But we have a black president!
Posted in I think, tagged Race, Racism on December 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So racism is over right???
Not so much.
Check this out from Afro-Netizen:
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/6387/36980410
“Post-Racial” Racism in the Post
By Dedrick Muhammad
Guest Contributor
As we come closer to the “post-racial age” of a Barack Obama presidency, I am intrigued to find that post-racial racism is already being propagated in the pages of the Washington Post. In “An Enduring Crisis for the [...]
I Faced Race
Posted in I did, tagged Oakland, Race, Racism, San Clemente on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Colorblind and colormute? Racist abuses or lame excuses? Shoulda seen the Great Race Debate yesterday in downtown Oakland. Dam that Kalpana Krishnamurthy and Julianne Ong Hing had me cheering for them, despite their points. Inspired to get going after meeting the folks at Jack& Jill Politics, Afro-Netizen, and Culture Kitchen. No time [...]
I’m Pro-Voice & I Listen
Posted in I am, I believe, I did, I think, I will, tagged Abortion, Challenge, Culture War, Exhale, Fun, Justice, Leadership, Oakland, Peace, Pro-Voice, Race, Racism, San Clemente, Vision on November 15, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I believe it is possible to bring peace to the abortion war. As a woman who had an abortion (watch me tell my story on video), founded Exhale and has been promoting my vision and leading the organization for over 7 years, I have started this blog to…SEE WHAT CAN HAPPEN. Bringing peace to this long-standing culture war [...]
