This morning as I felt Baby Girl squirming & kicking in my belly, I fought back tears for the mothers who lost their babies yesterday. 20 children were murdered at Sandy Hook and we did nothing. How many were murdered yesterday? Will we continue to do nothing? Will this, yet another mass shooting at a house of …
You can’t be outraged by Harvey Weinstein and then be totally okay with Donald Trump. Or vice versa. Either you’re pissed or you’re complicit. End of story. Was that clear enough? I am disgusted by both and I could not care less which party is involved or whose narrative is validated by either man. Both …
This morning I woke to notifications that friends had marked themselves safe in the “Violent Attack in Las Vegas.” I blinked the sleep away from my eyes and reread the update, then immediately opened Twitter and CNN to find out what had happened. The first update I saw said two killed. Then twenty. Now more …
It’s not about the Flag. It’s not about the Anthem. It’s not about the Pledge. It’s not about Football, Basketball, Baseball or any sport. It’s about Racism. It’s about innocent lives lost in senseless violence. It’s about systematic police brutality against unarmed black men, women and children. It’s about someone thinking they have the right …
Every once in a while I see a quote from a politician that is just so awful I cannot even fathom for a second that it is true (i.e. “grab ’em by the pussy”). That was my exact reaction when I saw a meme with this quote pop up in my news feed over and …
Reducing my demand for equality to what you refer to as “white guilt” proves only one thing: you don’t understand what equality means. e·qual·i·ty əˈkwälədē/ noun the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities. By definition, equality itself removes the added barrier of so-called “white guilt.” In a society with true equality, …
Reading through 45’s budget proposal is like taking a punch in the gut. Putting America first should be about putting Americans first and that isn’t done by cutting funding for programs that millions of our most vulnerable depend on. My career is in restaurant marketing and much of my business and people experience is in …
This morning I awoke to the news that you voted to remove the protections of those with pre-existing conditions. As a woman with asthma, I spent much of my twenties without access to inhalers and preventative medicine. I’d often find myself scrounging change for OTC medicines that made my heart race and rarely solved the …
I live in a self-created liberal bubble. I have intentionally surrounded myself with like minded or a-political friends, with few exceptions. Rarely do I seek out those with thoughts different from my own, unless I am looking to prove a point or start a debate. After the disaster that was 2016, I realized I needed …
My post election hangover/funk deepened a little as I dove into Bernie’s book. I wanted to continue my path down political awareness, but also wanted something inspiring and positive. Enter Cory Booker – the eternally positive US Senator from New Jersey. I’ve followed him on Facebook for a few years and his posts are always a …
