Why I Don’t Speak Spanish: The Collateral Damage of Prejudice
I wish I knew how to speak Spanish. Not only would it be incredibly useful in my current job here at Greenlining, I can think of hundreds of occasions in the past when it would have helped. But I don’t...
View ArticleWho Will Save Journalism?
As both a citizen and an advocate, I’m terrified by what’s happening to journalism in America. We seem to be watching the disintegration of the news business, and no one seems to know what to do about...
View ArticleGreenlining’s 24th Economic Summit in Oakland Trended on Twitter
Each year, Greenlining’s Economic Summit brings together a diverse array of leaders (public policy advocates, government leaders, grassroots organizers, and students) to connect, brainstorm, celebrate...
View ArticleTales of White Privilege – Police Edition
From time to time I’ve written here about my experiences of White privilege – sometimes to incredulous responses from White readers who steadfastly refuse to believe that White privilege exists. Well,...
View ArticleCalifornia Ballot Guide, November 2018 — Resist!
Californians can #RESIST this November by voting on key statewide propositions that invest in people, not corporations. Given California’s housing crisis, it is no coincidence that many of our most...
View ArticleStereotypes, Snickers and Everyday Bigotry
Looking for a tasteless Halloween costume? A company that I prefer not to name will happily sell you a “Sexy Women’s 4 Piece Indian Chief” costume for $69.95 plus shipping. And yes, it’s as tacky,...
View ArticleThe Climate Change Denial Suicide Cult
A recent encounter on Twitter with a bunch of climate change denial types sent my memory flying back nearly 20 years to my days as a reporter and an eerily parallel run-in. Now as then, I realized,...
View ArticleSafety, Liberation, and Racial Justice at #FacingRace2018
What’s it like to be 3,500 racial justice organizers deep? It feels like home — and liberation — when you’re at Facing Race. Before I even arrived at the Cobo Center in Detroit, I stopped in Dearborn,...
View ArticleMy Family Wouldn’t Be Here Under the Trump Immigration Plan
Recently, President Trump announced an “immigration plan” – actually, just a set of talking points, without enough detail to be called a real plan. While it was quickly proclaimed “dead on arrival” in...
View ArticleICE Raids, Asylum Seekers and the Othering of People of Color
Like many of you, I’ve watched the reports and rumors of expected ICE raids, images of adults and children in U.S. concentration camps and the attacks on asylum seekers with horror. The large-scale ICE...
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