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December 2012

December 11, 2012

$15 Traveling Mercies

Every year, across the world 287,000 women die in pregnancy and childbirth. If that seems...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

What difference would it make if every American gave $107 on #GivingTuesday?

Did you know that despite being in a recession, holiday spending is on the rise?...

November 12, 2012

The Rape of Humanity

I'm guest posting today on the lovely Sara Askin's blog who is hosting 31 days...

November 08, 2012

What Would You Do If I was Shot In The Head for Being An Advocate?

Isn't amazing -and profoundly sad- that it usually takes over very brave person stepping into...

October 2012

October 15, 2012

Use Halloween to make your kids into active global citizens. Yep, it’s possible.

I can't believe I had never heard of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF before I became a member...

October 14, 2012

These Farting Animals are Dangerous

I'm willing to bet you $5.50 you did not know that livestock produces some of...

August 2012

August 14, 2012

A plea for racial reconciliation

I grew up in a home where my older, white brother called me a "stupid...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

Memorial Day

"The greatest memorial to our fallen troops cannot be found in the words we say...

April 2012

April 04, 2012

Malaria Bites. When Justice + Fashion Collide

Did you know that a child dies of malaria every 30 seconds? Every 30 seconds!...

March 2012

March 15, 2012

“May you live in interesting (pornographic) times.” -Chinese Proverb

Okay, so I revised it. The real proverb is "May you live in interesting times." ...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

Sorry Beyonce, girls don’t run this mutha at all: On prostitution, super bowl trafficking & gendercide.

According to an article in Business Insider there are approximately 42 billion prostitutes world-wide with...

November 2010

November 05, 2010

Shame sells as much as sex and -jeez- I’m buying. (“A Diamond is Forever,” anyone)?

We all know sex sells. Blah, blah, blah another day another ad with a giant...

September 2010

September 13, 2010

The systematic injustice of abortion – the killing of black babies.

I recently wrote a guest post on the systematic injustice of abortion for Rev. Dr....

September 05, 2010

How many car accidents have you been? Here’s what it looks like…

Not a day goes by that Dave & I don't live with the consequences of...

August 2010

August 19, 2010

I did something (relatively) crazy, Y’all

A few nights ago I made a particularly ballsy bold move. I pitched a story...

July 2010

July 21, 2010

I’m so Important, Ya’ll.

I've been thinking a lot about being important. I want to be important. Do you...

July 13, 2010

The Rape of Humanity: A Sestina for an Escaped Sex Slave.

**(What you are about to read is a sestina I wrote for my creative writing class. ...

June 2010

June 24, 2010

Address Evil.

The genocide in Darfur is deteriorating. As, I looked at my 8 month old...

June 12, 2010

BP’s Hot Mess.

We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth......

January 2010

January 16, 2010

Earthquake for Thomas the Tank Engine (& Haiti)

Yesterday, my husband Dave, our son Ransom & I got together to discuss our response...

December 2009

December 12, 2009

I Hate my Religious Activity

As I was running errands this morning several cars & myself passed an old handicapped...

April 2009

April 22, 2009

Britney, McCain & the Biskies

I read somewhere the other day that The McCain Family -mom & pop- gave $1,800...

December 2008

December 17, 2008

the aliens are coming for black people

For one of my final papers I have been given this fascinating scenario to consider:...

October 2008

October 25, 2008

Let’s Mourn Together

I'm sure you've heard by now that yesterday someone murdered Jennifer Hudson's mother & brother,...

October 07, 2008

Lots of Sad Things that Happened Yesterday

1. Despite studying 3 hours, I got a “D” on a test. My second “D”...

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