Last week, Nicole Collier, Democrat from Texas, became a political hostage of her own state. Her refusal, alongside other Democrats, to accept voter suppression disguised as gerrymandering triggered a stunning response: she was required to sign a “permission slip,” as if she were a schoolchild , authorizing the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide her with a police escort. Let’s be clear this was not an escort of protection, but an escort of surveillance and control

Photo USA Today The iconic “Uncle Sam Wants YOU” poster, once a call to serve our nation, has been repurposed. This time, it’s not for the military. It’s for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The offer: ·       $50,000 signing bonus ·       $60,000 in student loan repayment ·       25% premium pay ·       And no college degree required. The tagline?  “Choose Your MISSION.” The word  mission  has sacred weight. In most spiritual traditions, it means being sent b

The Guardian 2025 A few blogs back “Creative Expression,” posted on August 9, 2025 I discussed the arts as a vital medium of creative expression and the essential role they play in a free society. In that post, I briefly mentioned the  cancellation of Amy Sherald’s upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian , with particular concern surrounding one image: a transgender reimagining of the  Statue of Liberty . Reportedly, the concern was that the image  “may provoke the President” (P

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KGCWLC IMAGE I worried about how I would get there my car had been totaled by a tree during a violent windstorm. I worried about how I could afford the room, how I would take care of my household obligations. Worry is the constant background noise in my mind: worry about survival, about struggle. But I made it. I arrived! I arrived at the Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership (KGCCFWL) in Charleston, South Carolina. I was determined to be here to experience commu

Creative expression—whether in the visual, performing, literary, or film arts—has always served as a barometer of a society’s health and...

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Have you read Parable of the Sower  by Octavia Butler, first published on October 1, 1993? Butler, the first African American science...

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Today, millions of Americans from all ethnic backgrounds, socio-economic statuses, and gender identities are participating in a day of...

On January 14th, the most diverse delegation of Black women’s organizations convened at the Georgia State Capitol, following the recent...

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This "Why are you always causing a commotion?" Wicked This past weekend, I had the pleasure of watching Wicked —not the play, but the...

Credit to: Black outdoor art Brotherhood Media I recently listened to Wake Up Suite  by Bill Lee & the Natural Spiritual Orchestra, a...

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Black Women's Fight for Suffrage/Atlanta History Center Last night, MSNBC hosted, Black Women in America : The Road to 2024. I want to...

In her recent New York Times news analysis, "The Politics of Motherhood Become a Campaign-Trail Cudgel,"  Katie Rogers delves into the...