BEAUTY ASKS NOTHING
I step outside just before dusk, and I’m in Middle Earth again. Every day I remind myself to look for beauty that asks nothing of me but my attention, and…
VOTE 2020!
Early voting for the US election opened in my community two days ago. To ensure that my ballot, vote and voice are counted, I'm here using one of the voices…
YOU SAID HALO
The sky is wide and forgiving.There were leaves and grass in my hairand a different look about me when you loved me.In the mirror, my morning face is map relief.You…
THROWING LIGHT INTO THE DARKNESS
When I feel like the world is going a bit crazy, I go look at the moon. That sister has seen some things. And she just keeps throwing her light…
LIKE A FUCKING METEOR
How I feel when I lose patience with blatant injustice. Which is, currently, often.“I want to live the rest of my life, however long or short, with as much sweetnessas…
HOW TO BLUR YOUR HOME ON GOOGLE STREET-VIEW
Since its launch in 2007, Google Street View has been a topic of ongoing controversy centered around the issues of privacy and security. Advocates of Google Street View argue that the…
CHADWICK BOSEMAN
According to Variety, ABC is airing the iconic film Black Panther commercial-free tonight, followed by a tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who passed away on August 28 at the age of…
10 MINUTES. I PROMISE.
I woke before dawn, in that deep bell of velvet and cobalt, to the smell of smoke from distant fires surrounding us and the feel of the air cooler than…
SENATOR KAMALA D. HARRIS FOR VICE PRESIDENT
I’ve been saying since March 11th that we are living through an astonishing moment in history. And today marks the first time in American history that an African American woman…
REST IN POWER, DAISY COLEMAN
The news has just reached me that Daisy Coleman, Sexual Assault Advocate and Survivor, has taken her own life, as confirmed today by her mother, Malinda Coleman. Daisy dedicated her…
AFTER YOU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk8VibKA4Ws&feature=emb_logo I miss the open road. I miss the feel of the sky in different landscapes. I miss the sound of voices speaking different languages, sounding different accents and turns…
DESCENDANTS DANCE ON
"Than Tsídéh, 19, of the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo dances on the empty platform where a statue of Juan de Oñate was removed." Photograph: Gabriela Campos for The Guardian, in the…
LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDS
Breaking: A landmark Supreme Court ruling protecting both LGBTQ rights and human rights, outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the United States. The Supreme Court ruled…
TRANSGENDER SUICIDE HOTLINE
The first Transgender Suicide Hotline in the United States is available:Trans LifelineIn the United States: 877-565-8860In Canada: 877-330-6366This line is staffed by transgender people, is dedicated to the transgender community…
LOVING DAY
Happy Loving Day, the anniversary of the United States Supreme Court striking down all remaining state laws still prohibiting interracial marriage on June 12, 1967 in the landmark case, Loving…
9 MINUTES
Marchers lay facedown with their hands behind their backs on Portland's Burnside Bridge for 9 minutes, the amount of time Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck…