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 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
Today in the Huffington Post there’s an article saying that Rupert Murdoch called Obama “dangerous”: “I think Barack Obama would describe himself as a pragmatic leftist but he’s not an extremist,” Murdoch said. “I think he sees himself as a… Read more
When I was an undergraduate, my friends called me “Apocalyptic Laura” because EVERYTHING was a crisis. I was constantly in crisis mode and my life was filled with drama. I don’t know if it’s age, drugs, or Steve’s influence, but my life is calm and… Read more