We need to remember this. Lynching was not just something that happened by a small criminal element. It was often witnessed by hundreds of people, children even, who walk amongst us. To. This. Day. They not only hung, but they burned, mutilated and took body parts as souvenirs.

Even having insurance, I was left with an unexpected $4000 in expenses that I had to cover on my own. I called numerous times before delivery to check my coverage and benefits, so getting these bills was a shock. Especially given that most women who are able to go on maternity leave do so at no or very reduced income…

We have to go back to economic boycotts! The mistake that we make is to try to appeal to people’s better selves... but most of white America has no better self other than self-interest. We have to hit ‘em in the pocketbook every damn time.

This is my story as well. My white mother voted for Trump. I feel that if she couldn’t see how that vote (after all the hatred Trump promoted during his campaign) put my safety, my child’s safety in danger, then how could I ever trust any white person again? My mother broke our bond when she dismissed my life’s…

As soon as Trump was elected, I could see the writing on the wall: deport as many brown people as possible, restrict immigration to whites only, jail as many blacks as possible, disenfranchise blacks from voting, defund public education... I can further imagine a re-insituting of the draft which would take a lot of…

Yes! This exactly. The issue is that black and white America are extremely segregated in everything: neighborhoods, schools, churches, playgrounds, on and on... There is no empathy because white america never sees black america expect as “problems” or crime stories on the news. This is how institutional racism left…

At four, not only has this child just witnessed a lethal shooting that could have killed her and her mother, she has to be placed in the back of a cruiser with her mother in handcuffs?? We are treated like trash in America. I think about these shootings every time I drive. I have to picture my own child witnessing my…

Could she be any cooler! Gah! Love her!

Damn... I like you!

Totally agree. My favorite line is: “we need to build a bridge!” But that bridge goes over my back and leads to racism. Thanks but no thanks.