Yeah, this does not surprise me at all - nonprofits can be the worst about denying/ignoring bad behavior in their ranks.

No, you’re only human, not awful. And you’re exactly right - by using sexual favors to get ahead, she was harming the rest of us.

I spent my childhood following my carpenter mom around hardware stores and seeing her get exasperated when she would ask for something specific and the man behind the counter would say, “What do you need it for?” So I know what you’re talking about!

Aw, I love that I’m not the only one who was distracted by that!

YIKES!!!! Very scary!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow. I have my parents ashes because we haven’t yet dealt with scattering them, and I feel weird enough. But they died after illness, not a violent death - can’t even imagine how crazy feeling that would be. My condolences!!

You’re right, it looks otherworldly!

Crap, you just made me think of something. When I was a kid, my best friend Tiffany and I promised that whoever died first would appear to the other. We promised we wouldn’t be scary, it would just be to let the other that know the afterlife was real.

No, he knows there could be plenty of folks who fit these descriptors who aren’t racists... he’s just saying he errs on the side of being careful. Kind of like how if it’s a night in an empty parking garage, and you’re with several guys... well, chances are that you are probably decent human beings but I’m still…

I was thinking maybe steroid use...

You forgot Southern MD - where the descendants of enslaved people and enslavers still live and work together.

You forgot Southern MD - where the descendants of enslaved people and enslavers still live and work together.  

You forgot Southern MD - where the descendants of enslaved people and enslavers still live and work together.

I am really excited to hear this! I’m hoping you’ll occasionally link to stories at Yes Magazine and Green America - as a lifelong treehugger and manager at a green business, I turn to them regularly to lift my spirits and read about hopeful things and inspiring people.

I want to give a future daughter an old-fashioned funny-sounding bible name (think something like Zamirah) because we had a badass ancestor with that name. But I worry about saddling a child with something that will cause them problems. So my plan is to use a more common first name, call them Zamirah at home, and let…

I grew up in a small town, and my best friend and I both had old lady names (let’s say Esther and Pearl). Although we loved our names, they became a problem by the time we were in our early twenties.

As a white woman at a nonprofit, I would say yes, yes - many of us deserve the snark. The crap I’ve said over the years! I always try to be open to criticism, to read and learn as much as I can, but damn have I said some stupid things. I work at a pretty diverse nonprofit which is led by members of the communities it…

Yeah, the venue makes a huge difference.

I am generally very against treating teenagers as adults. But I do think that when a teen has really fucked up, as in when they’ve tried to commit rape or murder, then it should be pretty much automatic that they are taken away from their parents. If your child gets to that point, then it’s obvious you do not have…