The Cost of Discrimination and the Value of a Second Chance

“I regret to inform you that you were not selected for employment at this time” and “Unfortunately, we will not be able to move forward with you application for this position” are phrases frequently given to formerly incarcerated individuals searching…

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Prosecutorial Misconduct: ”SMH”

Hello to my Woke people and thank you for reading this blog.  I hope that you find this information helpful and necessary because I wish that I had known this information before I was falsely  accused and convicted of a…

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Housing Discrimination & the White Supremist ,Cis-Hetero, Patriarchy

The root of the problem of homelessness among formerly incarcerated people lies in the vicious cycle of White Supremacy. In America, Black and Brown people are historically and generationally forced to live in poverty, where we are over-policed, and disproportionately…

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America’s Recap: How Far Have Minorities Truly Come Pt.2

The notorious white supremacist hate group, the Ku Klux Klan was founded back in 1865 operating through pure terrorism, has had the opportunity to dissolve and resurrect three times with thousands of active members still today. FBI director J. Edgar…

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Show me the Money

Living in or around major cities my entire life exposed me to various culture, social and economic statuses in what felt like the entire world within my community. It was very unnatural for me not to see homeless people on…

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America’s Recap: How Far Have Minorities Truly Come

Trailing the heinous murder of George Floyd, General Berger of the United States Marine Corps, in a statement boldly spoken says,”There is no place in our corps for racists.” He also adds, “The trust marines place in one another on…

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Left Out

Relationships can be beautiful, enriching and fulfilling. Most romantic relationships develop into civil unions or marriage. Becoming a dyad expands the availability of resources that may not be obtainable individually. Resources such as health benefits, life insurance policies, joint Tax…

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Being Black or Brown Is Not a Crime!

Police accountability involves holding both individual police officers, as well as law enforcement agencies responsible for effectively delivering basic services of crime control and maintaining order, while treating individuals fairly and within the bounds of law.  Nationally and local families…

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Justice Can’t Wait!

Have you ever been intimated or have had a loved one face a fatal encounter with police?  These encounters seem to be happening more and more likely in Brown and Black communities despite people of color being the least likely…

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Let Them Stay

I worked in Jordan, which is an Arab country in southwest Asia.  Jordan is bordered by Israel to the west, Syria to the north and Iraq to the east. I lived in a tent with 100 other women. There was…

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