This was Rodney King’s plea in 1992, when he was physically assaulted by the LA cops during that year’s race riots. Thirty-two...
“Can’t we all just get along?”
This was Rodney King’s plea in 1992, when he was physically assaulted by the LA cops during that year’s race riots. Thirty-two years later American society still struggles to “get along.” Now it appears that Trump’s re-election [...]
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Women’s Rage is A Game Changer
I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore –Helen Reddy (1972) These classic words in Helen Reddy’s popular song were the battle cry for Second Wave Feminists of my generation whose rage fueled our protests for abortion rights, equal pay, justice for rape victims, equitable divorce laws and much more. During the [...]
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The Power of Magic
Typically a film makes me cry because of a redeeming ending like when two lovers are reunited or when social justice has been delivered. I cried for a different reason after watching Guillermo Del Toro’s Oscar winning-film, “The Shape of Water.” I cried because this beautiful, magical film burrowed deep inside me to a place that is seldom [...]
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Political Madness, My Granddaughter, #metoo, Xmas & Ai Weiwei
Political Ups and Downs I’m proud of Mainers for not letting up on Collins, visiting her offices across the state and jamming her phone lines to insist that she vote against the Draconian tax bill. I’m proud of Alabama’s African American women, of whom 98% voted for Jones to establish his win against the pedophile Moore. But the repeal [...]
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