True Social Justice & Racial Equity Is Hard Work
Racism in America, and, racism in Oak Park is nothing new. But calling out the racism of White liberals, unapologetically and blatantly, is a newer trend. For better or worse, most White conservatives own and are unapologetic with their racism. As an anti-racism advocate, my writing creed is, “call racism, […]
The new rule, Republican lawmakers in states like Indiana, Alabama, and Georgia don’t get to say, “Happy Mother’s Day.” These MF’ers are creating laws that hurt, and possibly kill, mothers. So to all the legislators who voted for these new laws, FUUUUUUCCCCCKKKK YOOOOOUUUUUUU! These assholes are seriously pretending to care […]
People often wonder how I can be such a HUGE book lover, and yet, have read so few popular classics. I just, in 2017, started really reading with C.S. Lewis, Mark Twain, and Charles Dickens. Today, I realized why I struggled as a student to read those required books in […]
The moment has arrived! You got your CPS results. Before you do anything else, take a deep breath. Remember, GoCPS is largely a lottery system and the results in the letter you received this week have little to nothing to do with the academic potential of your child. These […]
One of my favorite religious experiences in church as a child was communion. I loved being able to drink out of the little cups and eat my lil’ cookie. It was like snack time during church service. However, my experience with the Communion ritual of drinking the blood of Christ […]
Reflections on Shitty Saturday: Saturday of the Holy Week is my favorite day. Weird, right? Well, to me, it best summarizes those of us who struggle with faith and worry. All of Jesus’ follower’s believed he was the Messiah on Friday. Yet, he died. And he was buried behind a […]
Jesus had a wonderful, praying mother in Mary. She obviously had proven herself pleasing in God’s eyes with her faith, devotion, and love. So much so, that she was given the ultimate mission, to give birth to the Divine. I have been enjoying learning more about Mary. Mariology, the study […]
Never say never: Yes, that is the name of the fabulous song by teen sensation, Justin Bieber and tween sensation, Jaden Smith. It is also really is a great song to work out to. Anyways, besides that being the title to a wonderful song, there is an important spiritual message […]
When I realized my younger daughter was disabled, my belief in what was possible for her life changed. As her parent, I had to focus on her needs and didn’t have time to focus on her wants. In my head, her wants came second to meeting her needs, and that […]
TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY! TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY AND CHICAGO WILL HAVE ITS FIRST BLACK WOMAN MAYOR!!! #BLACKGIRLMAGIC But the question is: will it be Toni Preckwinkle or Lori Lightfoot? To be transparent, I am #TeamToni. However, these predictions are based on my political knowledge, not my political opinions. Also, […]