Dear, Dear Ms. Michelle: Already miss you so much and at the same time looking forward to continuing this renewed struggle for human rights with you as a citizen. The legacy you left at the White House can never be erased.
Category: The Skinny
The Whole World Speaks Out
The global response to America’s new presidency is astonishing.From Colorado Springs to Tel Aviv to Prague, the New York Times‘ Pictures of Women’s Marches on Every Continent tells a beautiful story. The marches have united us. Global Marches Save Save Save
Women Count
Guest Blogger: A.J. Verdelle, Washington D.C. Post from the Women’s March on Washington: January 21, 2017 We walked nine miles today. So did hundreds of thousands of others, mostly women, in Washington, and in hundreds of synchronized and sisterized other places throughout the nation and the world. We are not alone. The marches show we’re… Continue reading Women Count
We came. We Marched. We’re Fired Up…
Now: WE WORK. Democracy is like a garden: you’ve got to faithfully get down in the dirt and work if you want it to thrive. Huge thanks to A.J. Verdelle, today’s PSM guest blogger and my editor/writing coach. I hope you caught her impassioned post where she charged us all: “consistent action is calling your… Continue reading We came. We Marched. We’re Fired Up…
LEST WE FORGET: Historians on the Big Lie Behind the Rise of Trump (Bill Moyers)
Feeling nervous for the march tomorrow. This is a first for me. I was seven years old in my hometown in Georgia during the Albany Civil Rights Movement when teenagers wrote their last will and testaments on the eve of protests. And now, here I am. My march buddy, Lucy, and I are ready: we… Continue reading LEST WE FORGET: Historians on the Big Lie Behind the Rise of Trump (Bill Moyers)
Make a Protest Sign
With one day left before the Women’s Marches, here are my two top picks for protest signs. Since the ERACISM sweatshirt resonates with so many, in lieu of a shirt, make a sign: This one I’m borrowing from the series Private Practice ~ S6 E6: Apron Strings. I can hear Shonda Rhimes’ typewriter behind this… Continue reading Make a Protest Sign
Amen, Dame Meryl
Last night, excepting her Lifetime Achievement Award, Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep delivered a dynamic speech at the 2017 Golden Globes, eloquently expressing her heart break over Trump politics and her hope in spite of it. We’ll be hurting for a while—grief doesn’t disappear over night, you have to work through it—and it helps to connect… Continue reading Amen, Dame Meryl
Sandy Hook Promise ~ Do not turn away
As we come to the close of 2016, it’s impossible to make sense of a world where kindergartners, unharmed citizens and church worshipers are gunned downed. In the spirit of Gandhi’s charge to Be the change you want to see in the world, I salute Sandy Hook Promise; a non-profit created by members of the… Continue reading Sandy Hook Promise ~ Do not turn away
Blog’s 5th Birthday ~ Celebrating Characters
The blog turned 5 years old back in October while I was still in shock from Trump winning the election—we can all agree that this has been one crazy year. I promised myself I’d do the annual photo and blog post before the end of the year, so here it is. Borrowing tradition ~ 5th… Continue reading Blog’s 5th Birthday ~ Celebrating Characters
Stay in the Process of Life
Written on December 11, 2016: Today is the 67th anniversary of the birth of my sister, Dr. Betty Jean Jones ~ December 11, 1949 ~ January 9, 1997 When I think of Betty, I see her leading; at home, school, in the community or church, she was out front, leading. She was full of ideas… Continue reading Stay in the Process of Life