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 […]
Tag Archives: violence
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 […]
It’s everyone’s responsibility to end domestic violence
Every once in a while I wake up with a migraine so bad it gives me black eyes. Like my nose caught a softball. Or a fist. That’s today. Pain […]
No Duty To Retreat
An uncomfortable truth is hidden under the national discussion about music being played too loud, and the hoodies that criminals wear. Racism is not going anywhere. I feel this observation […]
Sandy Hook
It is disheartening how little impact the mass murder of 20 elementary school children has had on gun regulations. Increased background check legislation stalled, restrictions on automatic weapons and military […]
Context Matters
Context matters. Until it doesn’t. Watching and listening to the story unfold of how NFL player Richie Incognito bullied and used racial slurs against teammate Jonathan Martin, I noticed a […]
Hoodie
I have been struggling to write about the George Zimmerman verdict while I got my thoughts together. Unfortunately, even though this post has been in draft since 7/15, my thoughts […]
Running
Writing about violence is much like writing about rape. As a culture we understand the definitions but it gets fuzzy when we move from the general to the specific, or […]
GOPfail
I am predicting the tag I will use the most on this blog during the next four years will be GOPfail. The expired Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is back […]
Wish List
I made a mistake the other day of responding to a Tweet about the Sandy Hook school shooting. Got a flurry of replies and personal messages from folks saying things […]
Activism
In following all of the upheaval in the Middle East, starting with the needless death of Ambassador Stevens and three others in Libya, violent protests Tunisia, Sudan, Yemen and ongoing […]
Bullies
While it is no longer actively in the news cycle, the incident with Mitt Romney attacking a supposedly gay classmate keeps rolling around in my head. The history seems pretty […]
Black Eye
I have a black eye. I woke up the other morning with a shiner like I caught a softball with my nose. No trauma, no injury, no logical explanation. I […]
