A few days ago, I was on a call with a nationally known movement activist and fellow Black woman who has been in the trenches of the anti-racism movement for as long as me, if not longer. We talked for a while about how, as we find ourselves growing older in this work, our views …
TODAY’S EPISODE: That white (hot) spotlight I’m sure that longtime readers of BGIM here have noticed that I don’t post nearly as much as I used to. Hell, BGIM herself lately mentions “bringing me out of retirement” when she makes note of a new post by me. (And right now she’s visiting family, so I’m …
The past couple of weeks have been an emotional and mental whirlwind as I navigate the aftermath of unexpectedly putting myself in the crosshairs of a rabid racist. I have been writing about race and racism in Maine and beyond since 2003, and while there have been times when I have written pieces where I …