Pop Quiz, Hotshot

Which of the following happened in the last 2 weeks? A) While pulled over, a policeman asks me if I have the frontal license plate because the state requires both. Upon my nod, he asserts, “Ok, well, just ask your husband to put it on for you.” B) At the DMV to purchase a license […]

For Lingering Doubters

If you still don’t believe that women are under a global boot of oppression: What about these women and girls? Or this young girl asking for justice for her rapist or permission to die? Or look at what’s happening in with our friendly face WALMART who employs more women than men; women with families, needs, […]

Guest Blogger Article

What do you think? Written by: A/PI Across America Blog. Asian American Road Rules.The N word vs. the C word OK so this has long been a debate in my worlds including academia, comedy and writing: Nigger. Chink. Spic. Kike. etc etc. Do these words have equal value in terms of a) offensiveness b) racism […]

Normally

There’s nothing that gets people fired up like another log of racism and normally, I don’t post cutesy kinds of things, but I couldn’t resist. Got it from someone else. We can always use some creativity in our lives.

Why Blogging is What it is

Taken from COLORLINES Issue #37, March/April 2007 The Segregated Blogosphere By Celina De León “Whenever issues of race come up, it’s seen as a distraction.” Chris Rabb’s life as a blogger started with an e-mail. For four years, he sent out an e-newsletter to thousands of names in his address book. The newsletter eventually became […]

Activism

I wrote this poem several weeks ago. I am willfully burying myself in books about feminism, social justice, and what we can do while we live on this planet. Activismidentify yourselfstop apologizingstop giving pre-amblessay if you’re wrong,only when and if you truly arebe open to being dismissedspend a significant amount of timein a developing countryknow […]