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Institutional racism or acts of meanness?

Recently I’ve been working a lot with the YWCA Dialogue on Race again. The dialogues have frustrated me for as long as I’ve been a participant. I think the process is invaluable and important. Necessary, even.  But I also think it is highly… Read more

Sweet Honey in the Rock and Some Political Thoughts

Sweet Honey in the Rock is one of my all-time favorite musical groups. I got to thinking about Sweet Honey the other day when I was donating my clothing and I wrote about the politics of second-hand clothing. In learning about what actually happens… Read more

Steve testifies before Louisiana House Insurance Committee

Great pic of Steve on the front page of the Advocate today. Also he was on the news last night. Apparently the Insurance Commissioner is changing his tune from Steve’s conversation with him. Initially when Steve talked to him, he said he supported… Read more

Post Gustav update

Gustav was a harrowing and stressful experience, but we are really blessed and lucky that nothing major happened to us. We had some minor roof damage, we lost our electricity, we were inconvenienced. We have no right to complain. We have (had) a… Read more

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