Category: Activists

people making a difference for others worldwide, intentionally and unintentionally

Wake Up Everybody

talk about a timeless song. all lyrics speak directly to what’s going on worldwide today. sad that there hasn’t been much progress. but this shit happens when we let Dixiecrat-hatriots run local, state and federal government!

The Police Are Still Out of Control – Frank Serpico

Frank Serpico

earlier this year, I finally watched Serpico, from beginning to end. never saw the movie before, as I was a kid when it was released. in total shock after watching it, especially at how he was shunned by his fellow officers after uncovering truth AND nearly being killed on the job. I then wondered what… Continue reading The Police Are Still Out of Control – Frank Serpico

Dialog, racism and guns

John Crawford III - gunned down in Walmart because he was carrying a toy gun

UPDATE to the tragic story of John Crawford: Tasha Thomas, girlfriend of John Crawford, who was gunned down with toy gun in @Walmart, dies in car crash http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/girlfriend-of-john-crawford-man-killed-by-police-in-walmart-dies-in-car-crash/ ~now their children have lost both a mother and a father senselessly and avoidably a lot of “dialog” about unarmed black men being shot or killed by… Continue reading Dialog, racism and guns

Lesbian activist Storme DeLarverie who took part in Stonewall riots dies at 93

(photo courtesy of Lisa Cannastraci/AP) Edith Windsor (above) poses for a photograph with Storme DeLarverie, a lesbian activist, in April 2014

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/lesbian-activist-storme-delarverie-dies-93-article-1.1807812 Lesbian activist Storme DeLarverie who took part in Stonewall riots that started 1969 gay rights movement dies at 93 Storme DeLarverie died Saturday at a Brooklyn nursing home. The lesbian activist took part in the Stonewall riots in 1969 that started the gay rights movement. Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 12:32 AM Storme DeLarverie, a… Continue reading Lesbian activist Storme DeLarverie who took part in Stonewall riots dies at 93

nigga moments vs. Civil Rights

okay, for a few minutes forget about the nonsense with the word! not using the N word won’t change people’s personal opinions of others or undo the history of it. I’m gonna have to borrow “Nigga Moments” from The Boondocks – buy the 1st season DVD, trust me it’s worth every cent.  now…. soldiers and Iraqis are… Continue reading nigga moments vs. Civil Rights

Too Many Great Ones Going At Once

What a day. First, I hear an icon from movie “Animal House”, John “Dean Wormer/Mr. Big” Vernon died. Then, shortly after that I get an e-mail bulletin that activist and actor, Ossie Davis had died. So shocked, thought it was some sort of typo, only to find out it’s real. Seeing him is a constant reminder of all the… Continue reading Too Many Great Ones Going At Once