civil rights
Be an unapologetic supporter of #BDS. I support #BDS
There are some things in life you need to be unapologetic about. Some things you can’t allow bullying and intimidation to knock you off your heels. There are times to dig your heels IN- and #BDS is one of those things. This is one of those times. Please watch the above video. #BDS is […]
Translating All Lives Matter Language
Published on the Huffington Post- Black Voices. Americans as a whole are a patriotic bunch. We don’t stand for the idea of people taking away our freedoms. We will stand on the hill tops proclaiming how important our freedoms are to us. But what is puzzling is that when black Americans and their allies stand […]
Bernards Township, NJ Gives Lame Excuses to Stop Mosque
Dear Bernards Township, New Jersey, Did you ever hear of the Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) of 2000? Better yet, have you ever heard of The Constitution? Or how about common decency? It’s disheartening to read about another mosque on U.S. soil whose attempts to exist are being stopped because of planning […]
Photo Gallery: Chicago UIC Trump Protest, March 11, 2016
This photo gallery of the protest that took place at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion on March 11, 2016 accompanies my Chicago Monitor story that also has additional photos and that tells more of the “inside” story. I’ve also uploaded a number of outside video clips on my YouTube Channel (see an example below.) Being a part […]
Why You Sound Like An Idiot When You Say, “All Lives Matter!”
All Lives Matter All Lives {should} Matter All Lives {in practice don’t} Matter {except privileged people} All Lives {in practice don’t} Matter {except privileged people- so those who don’t matter in practice try to say something about the fact that their lives don’t matter in practice} All Lives {in practice don’t} Matter {except privileged people- […]
I Stand by You, Larycia Hawkins
Dear Larycia Hawkins, Words can’t express the deep feelings of solidarity and love that I have after reading about your story and seeing you donning hijab in support of the Muslim community who is under attack right now by the political right and their conspirators in the corporate media. At a time when hate crimes […]
Indigenous People’s Day
A number of U.S. cities are replacing Columbus Day with a new name, Indigenous People’s Day. From Seattle to Minneapolis and even Bexar County, TX – things are changing. I was raised on the 1970’s Chicago Public School system’s “Melting Pot” social studies book that celebrated Christopher Columbus. I now join the throngs of activists […]
No, Bill Maher. We’re Not Going to Stop Hash Tagging about the Ahmed Mohameds of the World.
An Open Letter to Mr. Bill Maher, On your recent show covering “Ahmed’s Clock Block,” you managed to weave in so much Islamophobic acrimony; I had to pause the video every 20 seconds trying to count the references. I quickly learned that this segment was your temper tantrum over the fact that Muslims and those […]
Of Course #IStandWithAhmed. I Could Be His Mom.
My first reaction to finding out about Ahmed Mohamed, the 14 year-old 9th grader from Texas who was arrested for bringing a clock to school – a clock that he engineered himself, no less, was fury. It rattled the Mom gene in me making me want to protect this child from the big bad world […]