Category Archives: activism

Government of the people, by the people, for the people

Posted on July 24, 2016 by

I couldn’t really watch any of the Republican Convention. The whole affair made me sick to my stomach. I read postings and articles about it in social media including newspapers and listened to some coverage as well. I have to … Continue reading →

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Consumerism, Capitalism, Exploitation

Posted on March 26, 2016 by
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“Vivas To Those Who Have Failed: The Paterson Silk Strike, 1913” by Martin Espada

Posted on January 20, 2016 by

Vivas to those who have fail’d!                                                                                                      And to those whose war-vessels sank in the sea!                                                                      And to those themselves who sank in the sea!                                                                            And to all generals that lost engagements, and all overcome heroes!                                 And the numberless unknown heroes … Continue reading →

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Nelson Mandella 1918-2013

Posted on July 18, 2015 by

On this day, Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid revolutionary, would have been 97. A year and a half ago, when he died, Bob Herbert (former New York Times columnist) wrote a remarkable piece about how history can swallow the work of … Continue reading →

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Newsome’s clarion call to activism

Posted on July 1, 2015 by

At 6am in the morning last Saturday, Bree Newsome removed the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South Carolina State Capitol by climbing its flagpole. She was arrested with James Ian Tyson who helped her over the fence around … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace

Posted on June 28, 2015 by

President Obama’s eulogy for the Reverend Clementa Pinckney, one of the nine killed during Bible study at the AME church in Charleston, was a powerfully put perspective on race, love, spirituality, justice, and activism. Obama even broke into singing “Amazing … Continue reading →

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Lesley Gore 1946-2015 RIP

Posted on February 17, 2015 by
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