We must teach our community a thing or two about money management. Until I was 43, I never knew how much money I needed to live and run my household. I knew I was always broke and two maybe three checks from calling a park bench “home”. Reading every bit of financial literacy information that… Read More »
A family member suggested that my Nephew could not stay with me and my white partner because he liked to “stick with his own”. I was mortified. Putting racist,nonthinking aside, it was clear to me that people get hurt and miss out when interactions are either not made or are not deepened. Most of us… Read More »
Yesterday, I made a mistake at work and totally forgot to acquire an agreed upon resource for one of my wonderful students. Work relationships, like all relationships that you decide to invest in emotionally, give you the opportunity to address familial and chronic distresses and “not good enoughs”. We can decide to speak up or… Read More »
My father is flying in from Detroit, Michigan to witness me marry a man. If we’d had a history of progressive thought and shared action based in liberation and freedom of thought this may not be so shocking. We have not. As a young child and into adulthood, I performed a great deal of hiding… Read More »
Upon recently finishing the thought provoking and paradigm shifting, WHY ARE FAGGOTS SO AFRAID OF FAGGOTS ?, I am convinced that racism is cloaked in preference and one way to defeat racism is to (safely)sleep around indiscriminately. What does this entail ? It means for those of us cruising the internet or public places that… Read More »