Video: President Obama Inaugurates the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Patrick Lynch © Darren Bradley “What we can see of this building, the towering glass, the artistry of the metalwork, is surely a sight to behold.” These were the words spoken by President Barack Obama as he inaugurated the most recent addition to… Read More Obama Opens Museum of African American History and Culture
by Lisa Mascaro; originally published in LA Times. “Trump happened because of us,” Duke said, “not the other way around.” David Duke worked the Louisiana gun show like a preacher pursuing souls, cornering potential voters as they picked over firearms and ammo. The robes are gone and the rhetoric is softer than during his grand wizard days. But Duke has not shed his relentless proselytizing for the white… Read More Neo-Nazis, Klan Volunteer for Trump
“On climate change and domination: Some thoughts on the Baton Rouge police protests and rain” Editor: This article by Alycee Lane is a profound analysis that uncovers the connections between police brutality and climate change. She shows that police oppression of Black, Indigenous and other colonized people is part of the same system that enforces the extraction and burning… Read More Atmosphere of Domination: Thoughts on the Baton Rouge police protests and rain
Don’t get angry when someone brings up white privilege. By Cindy Littlefair Cindy Littlefair is a member of the Halifax Regional School Board. I’m a member of the school board and during a recent debate I used a word that angered members of the audience. The word was privilege. In particular I was referring to white… Read More When your race is a passport to all the best freedoms
EPA is ‘failing’ its environmental justice obligations, civil rights watchdog says Coal ash was front and center in the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report. CREDIT: FLICKR/Alan Greig The Environmental Protection Agency is “failing” in its environmental justice obligations while struggling to help poor communities of color facing pollution, particularly coal ash, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights… Read More EPA ‘failing’ on environmental justice
Gay Marriage Rally 2008; poem presented by Zen priest Jana Drakka. Notice that “names” is plural. And I love the way Jana Drakka translates ancient Buddhist teaching into contemporary language.
September 22, 2016 By James Gaines This school replaced detention with meditation. The results are stunning. Imagine you’re working at a school and one of the kids is starting to act up. What do you do? Traditionally, the answer would be to give the unruly kid detention or suspension. But in my memory, detention tended to involve… Read More Baltimore School Replaces Detention with Meditation and Yoga
