In the prelude, Abileen stoically tells an unseen interviewer that her grandmother was a house slave and her mother was a house maid. She, herself, has raised seventeen white children. A naive voice... Read more >>

I recently read a news bulletin that stated that Maine has now become the fifth state to allow same sex marriage. I say ... why has it taken so long for this to happen? New Hampshire is poised to send... Read more >>

Years ago, I had a very dear friend. We went to the same high school, Walter E. Stebbins in Dayton, Ohio. He was in marching bank and I was on a marching/dancing drill team. I can’t even... Read more >>

I am an Obama supporter. I worked for his election. I was ecstatic and teary and unable to sleep from excitement on Tuesday night. Yet Obama’s win was not all that happened on Election Day.... Read more >>

Women have never had it easy, but we have more opportunities and freedom than we did even a century ago. Keep reading for nine rights women should take advantage of. 1. The right to vote. The... Read more >>

The recent popularity of the movie Milk, starring Sean Penn, made me wonder why I never learned Harvey Milk’s story in classroom discussions of civil rights, especially considering I grew up in... Read more >>

Speech for Prop 8 Protest Rally, November 15, 2008, San Rafael City Hall, by Megan F. Coffey Hello and Buenos Días Marin County! My name is Megan Coffey, and this hottie beside me is my... Read more >>

Okay. I need a little help with this one. I am capable of understanding views that are different from my own, but I still haven’t heard a single argument that convinces me that homosexuals... Read more >>

To Whom It May Concern:   My name is Audrey Fierro I have been involved in a situation where a wrongly convicted man has been incarcerated for the last decade. He has been sentenced to 145 years.... Read more >>