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The National Day of Prayer: A New Meaning

"...let us continue praying for this nation that has done so much good in the past."

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Many people know my wonderful husband, Lou is a pastor. Last night, he delivered a message that was very applicable to the National Day of Prayer, but also to how evil prevails today.

I am very proud of Lou for his courage in knowing the true definition of separation of church and state.

When America Fixes Its Racism

A powerful envisioning commentary by Leslie Gregory, African American leader in the health equity field.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - When we fix racism we’ll save or recoup the $16 trillion estimated to be lost in just this century, not accounting for the $2.4 billion related to health disparities.

That money could go to healthcare for all or universal minimum wage or college.

Maus Banned by a Tennessee School Board

The book topped Amazon’s best-seller’s list after the banning.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - The McMinn County School Board in Tennessee voted to remove the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman from an eighth grade language arts curriculum.

When is the book burning?

The Annual American Whitewash

Each January I think of how I can honor the words and message of my hero the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - These days is it a mistake to bring up the storied practices of racism in the United States.

The identification and labeling of the plain view prejudice and nefarious dog whistles calling back to histories of white privilege nostalgia are frequently met with a strong backlash.

York the Anti-RACIST City in the United Kingdom

In 2021, the city council adopted an anonymous motion expressing the York's intention of being an anti-racist city.

(YORK, UK) - The City of York is plagued with racism, which manifests itself in every sector: housing, hospitality, churches, parks, and politics. No sector is immune to racism.

Ethnic minorities living in social housing are pushed towards disadvantaged regions, where there is an increase in racism.

The Carving Shed

I began to realize that for my tribal friends, abuse was an almost constant companion.

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - In one school of thought, positive social outcomes are judged as worthy tradeoffs for historical atrocities.
We believe, in the so called rational universe that we supposedly inhabit, effects must have causes, causes must have effects.

But what if they don't, what then?

After the Cease-fire: Peace or War?

A summary of the realities of the aftermath of the attacks in the Middle East, how it will likely affect the US, Israel, and Palestine.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - U.N. Secretary General António Guterres urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to go “beyond the restoration of calm to start a serious dialogue to address the root causes of the conflict.” Noble idea, but don’t expect anything of the sort.

Both sides claimed victory, and both sides are far more likely to pick up where they left off than forge a new path to a just peace.

The Image of Victory

This war made both Netanyahu and Hamas stronger.

(LONDON) - If winning a military battle is defined by the accomplishment of one’s military objectives, then Hamas won the current round of violence with its very first ballistic barrage on Jerusalem ten days ago.

Israel, on the other hand, won’t win, can’t win and doesn’t even dream of winning. Like in recent ‘rounds’, all Israel hopes to achieve is an ‘image of victory.’

Will the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire hold?

Will the cease-fire hold? Maybe.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - The latest conflict between Israel and Hamas started on May 10 and ended with a cease-fire eleven days later.

The pundits say “maybe” pointing to the 2014 conflict between the two where it took nine truces before that conflict finally ended after 51 days. Signs are that this cease-fire may hold.

Israel`s Ongoing Crimes Against Humanity

Seven simple talking points:

(OCCUPIED PALESTINE) - Here is some "need to know" information so you may better understand how the Israel-Palestine situation has evolved to the human rights disaster that it is today, and why it is so difficult make change occur.

Palestine was colonized and replaced by a colonial settler state called “Israel”. The ideas was simply to take a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-religious country and transform it to a "Jewish state".