Images and thoughts from day to day.
Between Jan 15, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, and April 4, the day of his assassination, read a book by or about Dr. King. Or read several of his sermons or writings like his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture. That’s eleven weeks...
This show features John Martin, a military veteran I follow on Twitter. I interviewed him last year. We talk about his Native American heritage, the importance of history, the false narratives taught to us about Indigenous people, and a little bit about...
Although there is an eviction moratorium in Seattle and King County, an Air Force veteran and indigenous friend of mine, Phoenix Johnson and her 13 yr old daughter recently faced eviction. The notice came after several months of hostile and discriminatory behavior...
Listen to “Celebrating Black History with Seattle’s Kibibi Monie” on Spreaker. In the 2nd episode of About Us, we will listen in on the opening of a Black History Celebration and World Cancer Day event held in the Langston Hughes Performing Arts...
Unfortunately, he gave a good speech. He stayed away from impeachment, and he did not gloat about his approval rating. His rhetoric was hopeful, and he was not afraid to evoke religion. He appealed to a wide swath of American identities. He...
In Super Bowl 2020, I am cheering for Kansas City. Here are the reasons why. I have been a Pittsburgh Steeler fan since their first Super Bowl run in 1975. I was ten years old and picked them to defeat the Minnesota...
Listen to “Episode 2. Red Pill Radio PodcastReclaim Armistice Day and Talks About Immigration & Labor” on Spreaker. In this 2nd episode of Red Pill Radio, will we talk about Nov 11, celebrated as Veterans Day in the U.S. and Armistice Day...
https://medium.com/embrace-race/when-the-racist-is-someone-you-know-and-love-2933c7049182 The link above is a story of awakening and finding one’s power. But I have to say it irritated me as I read it. I read it impatiently because it started with an incident where a person referred to Black people...
August 2019 is the five-year commemoration of the murder of Michael Brown Jr., an eighteen-year-old Black boy killed by a White Ferguson, MO police officer. Ferguson is less than two miles from Saint Louis. At the time, I worked for Veterans For...
Today is Armistice Day. One hundred years ago today the world celebrated the end of World War I. There was great jubilation in the streets because over the previous four years, most of the globe had grown weary of war and their...
Yes, I vote as often as I can. To those who think there are millions of people voting illegally, I vote once per election. I do my best to vote every election. This year’s ballot was long; marijuana initiatives, efforts to...
This from the President of the U.S. This is why he is #NotMyPresident. Yes, he is the president. But I have no allegiance to him at all. I served because I believe in this country and our ability to be better. This...
Recently Trump most clearly revealed his authoritarian nature. He claimed there is a possibility he can change a core interpretation of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution with an Executive Order. Of course, his apologist – in an effort to control...
World War II Marine combat veteran and Veteran For Peace member Samuel Winstead, led a 360-mile “Ride for Peace” from Raleigh, NC, to D.C. I caught up with him in Washington. This picture was taken minutes after he finished the ride. He...
National Veterans For Peace, located in Saint Louis Missouri, held a forum on torture as part of our ban torture campaign. I had the privilege of working with Warren Pop as the campaign coordinator. My good friend Denise Lieberman moderated the event....