With the rise of Black Lives Matter as both a phrase and a movement, a common retort by BLM detractors has been “Why don’t Black lives matter when Black people kill each other?” We can’t ask that question without asking: How did we get to the place where life is cheap and fleeting? Where a …
I am stepping back into the blog waters after a much needed staycation and time to recalibrate as I get ready to embark upon some seismic shifts in my personal and professional life. Shifts that includes a sabbatical of sorts from my life partner and being the chief architect of restructuring an almost half-century-old organization …
The pundits and social media spaces are abuzz with talk of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and organization. Obviously BLM’s exposure has increased with their recent disruptions of Bernie Sanders and now Hillary Clinton’s campaign events. For all the critics and talk, regardless of how one may feel about BLM as a movement and …