Still Separate, Still Unequal
I get that people are tired of the, “whole black/white race thing,” especially as the country continues to trend toward an inevitable minority-majority state. But simply being tired of it doesn’t make the reality of an inherent privilege embedded in our social system any less real. Read more…
Undocumented Farm Workers Say Take Our Jobs
Times are hard in this country. Not surprisingly people–people with microphones, television shows and radio shows… people looking to take political advantage… people who know better–are playing off the frustrations and anger of others Read more…
The Gates of Charity Are Closed
If want an all too typical snapshot of the true reality of compassion this country , give this post a good read: Read more…
Domestic Violence Myths
Here are nine important myths about domestic violence. Take a moment and let the implications of these statements sink in, both about what they say about the reality of domestic violence and those who would make these statements. Read more…
So Easy to Forget
I was reading through a list of five simple things not to forget, and number one hit me hard. I think the reason why is that it’s so inanely simple that you’d think it would be self-evident, but unfortunately it’s not in way too many situations. Read more…
Politicians Dithering Won’t Make Racism Disappear
Turns out that when Attorney General Eric Holder stated that this nation was cowardly in its refusal to confront racism, he was at least implicitly including himself in that indictment. Read more…
A View Into Trauma
I’ve been following the blog, I Was a Foster Kid, for a while now. It provides a strikingly honest, unvarnished view into the experiences of someone who was in the foster care system. Here’s a snippet from the latest post: Read more…
Well Said
I can’t say it any better: Read more…
Child Welfare and Poverty
I have said before that the myriad issues surrounding child protective services are complex and not easily reduced to sound-bite ready statements or bullet points. Not that this has not prevented people from doing so. Read more…
A vagrant, a destitute wanderer
As I continue to watch the latest round of cynical politicians, in state after state, stoking hate and rage at Mexican immigrants for the sole purpose of scoring political points Read more…