This is one of my favorite pieces of art in the East Village. Today it feels empty. hard. wrong. unfair. to look at such a happy picture swimming in peace while innocent Syrians are struggling for their lives. It is…
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A dear friend contacted me recently (when I say dear I mean she is the reason I know my now husband & we endured grad school together) with a reflection on taking her children to a demonstration in South Carolina…
I did a demonstration once in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. I blindfolded myself and sat out a sign saying “I’m Muslim, not a terrorist. Do you trust me? I trust you. Hug me.” This little girl, only up to my waist,…
The funny thing about my book tour, Cleo Wade began on Friday night in Brooklyn, is that it isn’t about her book (Heart Talk) at all.bRather, Cleo (poet, artist, storyteller), brings people to talk with her who inspired her (and…
This article originally appeared on Refinery 29 on March 23rd, 2018. I was what one might describe an activist before having children, but since I’ve become a mother my dedication to activism has skyrocketed. I routinely bring my three young…
A year before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I think it is necessary for us to realize that we have moved from the era of civil rights to the era of human rights. When we see that…
“Our youth are not failing the system; the system is failing our youth. Ironically, the very youth who are being treated the worst are the young people who are going to lead us out of this nightmare.” Rachel Jackson In…
My friend Leighanne gifted me a copy of Chelsea Clinton’s children’s book “She Persisted” for my birthday this year and love it, so it was no question when I heard she was coming out with a sequel, “She Persisted Around…
It’s stressful to compose the first post. I’ve been hesitating to “begin,” thinking I need the snazziest website and first post possible. Those things may come (putting it out there Universe), but when I stop to think about my initial…