HaÏti-Haitii? Philosophical Reflections for Mental Decolonization By Jean-Bertrand Aristide Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s book, HaÏti-Haitii? has strengthened my ideas about Haiti, colonialism, and his commitment to staying true in his struggle for Haitians true freedom. The book reads as a series of meditations and simple poems punctuated by blistering proverbs, as the […]
Have you seen the many video clips, “warning this is very graphic and may be disturbing to some,” played and replayed across your television set. Have you watched the deaths of, murders of black people splayed on the news- local, national, international. Below is my poetic response. When I first […]
I was born with the idea of peace in my heart, in my bones. I always turned from violence; school yard fights upset me, I could not watch, I could not encourage, I could not join. I did not, and do not, enjoy cinematic salutations to war. Oh, I could […]
I have been thinking about apologies lately. Amy Cooper, a white woman who called 911 in reaction to a Black man who requested that she follow park rules and put here dog on a leash. She indicated she was being harassed and was in fear of her life. Her […]
My new book has just been released. Well it will be July 31. From today July 28-30 folks can get a per-publication discount by following the link. Know ye that at the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very close to that part of the […]
World eyes are turned on Covid-19. The different parts of it are parsed, how “front-line” workers are affected, who front line workers are, in a constantly expanding definition that always includes doctors, nurses, EMT, police, but rarely janitorial crews, health assistants who clean units, kitchen staff, but that sometimes acknowledges […]
As I am a citizen of the world, I have friends from many of the world’s cultures and ethnicities. I relish their differences and value our commonalities and celebrate our uniqueness. If I have one Bengali friend I do not assume that all Bengalis do or should act like her […]
I had three other blogs prepared to reopen my website activity. And then t George Floyd was murdered and filmed so we could see his pain, of bystanders yelling for the police to get off of him until he passed out and died. The video was shown again and again […]
I love bookstores. On more than one occasion I have said, by way of introduction, “My name is devorah and I am a bookaholic.” I love independent bookstores that have core values and intriguing book offerings. Bookstores, independent bookstores are a bastion of free speech, free thinking. That is why […]
Once again 9/11. 9/11 the anniversary of Allende’s government being overthrown in Chile as part of a CIA planned coup. 9/11 the day the World Trade Center falls and Pentagon terrorist actions. And if the hundreds of engineers who say the buildings could not have gone down because of a fire […]
