I think about how moments like this force everyone to contend with the dread and anxiety that haunt people of color every day. Just this past weekend I was thinking about a terrifying horrific senseless shooting in America and then yesterday morning I woke up to news that one had happened overnight in Las Vegas. More guns. More […]
It’s time we ask why it is that men and boys are far and away the most common perpetrators of this kind of violence. “Our thoughts and prayers are not enough.” That’s what the President of the United States said yesterday in Washington, D.C., when he stepped to the podium to make a statement about the […]
Since we have been thwarted in our attempts to stop mass shootings, we need to start figuring out how to minimize their damage. By eerie coincidence, the 204th mass shooting in the United States this year happened on the 204th day of the year. For every time the sun rose over America, there has been one incident […]
As a black woman, it isn’t always easy to explain why I remain in this place. But today may give some insight into why I do. On the surface, the events that have transpired since 8pm last night in Charleston, South Carolina, seem a lot like other killings of black citizens that have happened over […]
This originally appeared on Fem2.0. Republished here with permission. We must stop teaching boys that they are superior or entitled to anything from girls and women. The results of those teachings have been disastrous. Mental health is always a factor to consider each time we dissect the latest mass shooting in this country. So is […]
