Making Friends
We need to start finding common ground and making friends in anti-violence efforts.One day last summer I was working in my front garden – part of my notion of having vegetable garden domination on my...
View ArticleThe Black Church: Slain in the Spirit or Out For the Count?
The black church represents—more often than not—a time where the pulpit is laced with bulls*** and the pews and are filled with few. The disconnectedness in faith and freedom prompts the question: is...
View ArticleThis Issue is FINALLY Getting the Attention it Deserves
Communities are making noise about climate change. Hopefully leaders are listening. —Climate change is a serious issue that most Americans – for reasons I can’t understand – don’t give a frack about....
View ArticleThe Death of Emmett Till: The Movement of a Generation
Is one boy’s death still relevant to our existence fifty-five years after he was killed? Keith Beauchamp thinks so, and he’s on a mission to show the world why.— Stories have been told since the...
View ArticleWhy Colin Kaepernick Should Keep Kneeling During National Anthem
Due to his protest rather than his playing, Mr. Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers in 2016 was one of the biggest news stories of the year. Eric Reid #35 and Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San...
View ArticleWhat Larry Krasner’s Victory Says About Philadelphia
The victory party for Mr. Larry Krasner in Center City Philadelphia on Tuesday evening felt like a rally preceding a protest march rather than a celebration for an activist-candidate who won the...
View ArticleClergyman Who Sought Role at Police Oversight Board Decries Process
Frustrated by the news that his government selected an outsider to lead the Philadelphia Police Advisory Commission, Rev. Harrod Clay – who in March applied for the job and received only a phone...
View ArticleThe XY Movement is Awesome
Hat Tip to Mark Simpson Rapper DPhill Spanglish Man is a on a mission to blur the lines between genders and look good while doing it. He’s started what he likes to call the XY movement, I think it...
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