Identity Politics
Way back in 1992 it was considered deviant to have a tattoo. People with tattoos fell into categories like punk, artist, biker and the formerly incarcerated. This meant that I […]
Category Archives: Current Events
Maybe not so current by the time you read them.
Invitation to Discomfort
For the first time since the slaughter of the children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, hearing news made me cry. Make no mistake there has been a nonstop […]
Blindspot
Watching the students who survived the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School become activists has both been beautiful and heartening. Seeing their grief and outrage evolve into a […]
Job vs Career
When I tell the story of my career path I often use the image of a mosaic. I sometimes use the words “Once upon a time…” to help bridge the […]
Who I Am
I started this blog as an outlet for my musings, insights and irritations. Using the old adage that you should be willing to see everything you write on the front […]
Guest Post: A Spirit, Not a Ghost
I often write about free speech on this blog. It is one of my core values and its a gut-check reminder that civil liberties only work if they are guaranteed […]
Guest Rant: The Positive Case for Hillary Clinton
I am privileged to have some really smart friends who often write things I wish I had said myself, or from a perspective outside of mine. Today I exercise my […]
5 Unexpected Milestones
It’s not quite time yet for looking back on the highs and lows of 2016, but going to the Board of Elections and voting today threw me into a reflective […]
The Sum of Our Parts
I live in a segregated neighborhood. That may seem like an odd way to describe my corner of our racially and socio-economically diverse inner-ring suburb, but the truth is I […]
Thank you Donald Trump
Donald Trump is the best thing to happen to American women since Seneca Falls. In my work I get to facilitate conversations about implicit bias (racism, sexism, classism etc.) usually by […]
Hillary Can Join my Car Pool
I survived watching the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The only moment that made me scream “What!?!” at the top of my lungs came during post-debate […]
When words fail
I have been increasingly silent on my blog during the last year. Partially because I had a mistaken idea that I should only write about topics related to personal growth, […]
Reposting because everyone should read this
I Fit the description… This is what I wore to work today. On my way to get a burrito before work, I was detained by the police. I noticed the […]
What Your Mother Has Done
A New York Times opinion piece about work/life balance (“A Toxic Work World“) is making the rounds and stirring up a storm of comments. The author points out, among other […]
Burning Down the House
While I was facilitating a discussion about race this week it came up that some people “didn’t want to get into it” because black people are “always so angry.” There’s […]
