Letter of “Congratulations” to Del. Tiffany Alston
Welcome to another installment of Hands and Feet highlighting folks on the ground and in the trenches, fighting for their families and communities. Prudence Juris and I have only been friends for a short while, but in that time I have learned many valuable lessons, the most important being about patience. She recently penned this [...]
DREAMing A Little Bigger Today!
There are more than 86 million migrants active in the global economy! International Migrants Day commemorates the United Nations’ adoption of  International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families on 18 December 1990. This day is an opportunity to recognise the contributions made by millions of [...]
Crosspost – Swirl Standing with Atlanta's LGBT Community
This is crossposted fromthe SwirlBlog: From time to time we are compelled to stand up for what is right and condemn what is wrong. Swirl is a committed ally of the LGBT community. Therefore we felt compelled to voice our outrage about the recent Atlanta Police Department raid of the Atlanta Eagle, a long-standing LGBT [...]
Embracing Diversity or Eroticizing Women of Color
I don’t quite understand the world’s fascination with beauty pageants – parading human beings around like property. Nevertheless, I stumbled upon the intro to Miss Universe 2009 on Sunday night. After a glance of Zeynep Sever, Miss Belgium and was curious to see who was representing the various other European nations present. Zeynep is originally [...]
New Chapter for New Beginnings
A passionate advocate, a “pesky” reporter and a few blog posts, and the Bensalem Township School Board decided to “reconsider” it’s ruling to cut the New Beginnings Program at Bensalem High School. The trade off – 700 service hours in the upcoming fiscal year instead of 1000. I learned something new today about Patti’s program. [...]
International Women's Day 2009
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY! Please take this time to remember the incredible women in your life and those that paved the way before you! I could not have asked for a more perfect day! I started my day in fellowship at The Well and then participating in the IWD 2009 Conference in Center City, Philadelphia. [...]
An Open Book, Sharing to Heal
This has been an unprecedented and most historic week. A new day has truly come, bringing with it a tremendous amount of responsibility for our new President-Elect, as well as for every single American. Each of us has a responsibility to engage in our communities. We no longer have any valid excuse to complain and [...]
Race, Gender, Sexuality – Components of Identity
I participate in various diversity forums. Recently, a colleague was surprised to find out that I am gay. Since I rarely (if ever) talk about my sexual identity, she assumed that I was straight. I thought being a part of various LGBT coalitions made my orientation clear. She stated that all of her LGBT [...]
I want to know you…..
I want to know about you! Yes, YOU! Whether you read my blog regularly, occasionally pop in, or have stumbled upon it for the first time. Which book (ONE) most profoundly influenced your political, and/or social awakening, your coming to consciousness? What events in your life led you to find resonance in this book? How [...]
The Private Club a.k.a. Black America
For eight years I have knocked on Black America’s door in hopes that someone would let me in. Instead, I keep getting a “thanks but no thanks” card in the mail. I have forged several meaningful friendships with women of color si nce I moved to America. However, I am disappointed with my interactions with [...]
Say What?
This current election makes me wish I could vote. Unfortunately I am not a citizen. Although I have had my green card for almost two decades, and am eligible to file the Certificate of Citizenship (as opposed to the traditional naturalization process), I have always chosen to remain a German citizen. Under no circumstances will [...]
