25 Top Sexual Violence Activists: #4
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I’m making a list of my favorite activists speaking out against sexual violence. Some are old-school activists working on the ground in non-profit organizations; some are artists; some are writers – all are committed. I’ve been speaking out against sexual violence for the last 15 years – beginning slightly more than a year after I survived an experience of rape. The people I mention this month are friends and comrades. Men Stopping Violence based in the greater Atlanta community. And you thought that the only people resisting...
Read MorePreaching Easter 2012
The story does not end with crucifixion. That’s the message I need to hear this Easter. In the last weeks, wider American has become more conscious of what African Americans have always known: crucifixion can happen at any moment . . . I’m not preaching on Easter this year, but this is what I would say if I were. Every so often, the religion website Patheos.com does what they call a “theoblogger challenge” asking people – like myself – who blog about religious stuff if we will answer a question with a particular word limit. This year they asked us...
Read MoreI’m Back and Writing About Loss
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ve noticed that I’ve been really quiet lately. Like all summer lately. What’s up with that? Well, part of the challenge of writing about depression is that it’s hard to write when depressed, and, well, depression happens. But I’m back – well, back to Beautiful Mind Blog – and I thought I’d shake things up a bit. I actually have been writing this summer, even if not on Beautiful Mind Blog. So I’ll post some of the online articles and blogs I have been writing. I’m changing the format of the blog I’ve been writing some...
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