The verdict is in. Moments ago six women in Sanford, FLA found Zimmerman not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. I’ve come here to write about this and find myself at a complete loss for words. I did not think that six women, most of them mothers, would find this man not guilty. And… Continue reading Trayvon
Category: The Skinny
Paris ~ Part 1: Give and take
Paris is a big girl. She’s been on her on for a long time. After 2000 years of rites and passage, she has not always made the most compassionate choices where other folk are concerned—even her own folk—yet she’s still around to share her story. She grew up fast, once launched from her birthplace on… Continue reading Paris ~ Part 1: Give and take
Land Fillharmonic
Even extreme poverty cannot destroy the will of art; living in the souls of the oppressed and revealed in a myriad of ways.
Arlena
This Sunday, May 12th is Mother’s Day (USA). My mother, Ms. Irene, passed 21 years ago. Her mother, Arlena Hinson, has been gone 45 years. This post is part of Grandmother Power Blogging week. I was pulled in by my friend Paola Gianturco, author/photographer who has documented the lives of women in 55 countries, and published… Continue reading Arlena
Zanzibar’s Bi Kidude ~ Her voice lives on
Zanzibar mourns the death of this fierce, energetic woman; her music fused African and Arabic cultures, much the same way that she mixed
Suspended Coffee
This is a GOOD IDEA: http://www.snopes.com/glurge/suspended.asp
Six Powerful Women’s Voices
Go here for article I wrote for: The Women’s Eye.
Libations
Sometimes we adults get so caught up in being grown that we miss the point completely. Happened to me recently. One day a week I work with “at risk” teens in a school garden. Because of a deer problem, the garden is a small 8′ X 10′ fenced in space with a few raised beds… Continue reading Libations
Congratulations Catholic Church! Now. It’s time to CHANGE some things.
Pope Francis ~ We’re ALL counting on you. “Our gift to the church is to be with those who have been made poorer, with those on the margins. Questions there are much less black and white because human realities are much less black and white. That’s where we spend our days. – Sister Pat Farrell This… Continue reading Congratulations Catholic Church! Now. It’s time to CHANGE some things.
Move over Gen Y ~ Boomers need room to party
I feel sorry for Gen Y. Poor things. We Boomers were lucky—our parents didn’t like our music in quite the same way. But in music concerts all over the world these hip young folk are forced to witness the party animal coming out in us old fogies because—let’s face it…they ain’t the only ones that… Continue reading Move over Gen Y ~ Boomers need room to party