Category: View from the Battlefield

the incident is far from being neatly tied in a bow and put on a shelf. Trying to move forward without acknowledging the harm of such a horrific event is only adding to the trauma.

We must continue the calls for an immediate ceasefire, the end to all current military operations and the halt of forced evictions.

Now the country’s business is being held hostage because the Republicans kicked out the Speaker of the House with absolutely no plan for a successor.

Most of the family-centered legislation that Congress passes is not based upon its grace and empathy. It is usually pressured to do so by citizens organized to advocate for families and communities.

Black teachers and principals are catching unnecessary hell. The more they are seen as advocates for their students, parents and communities, the redder the bullseye on their backs becomes.

Thomas saw no need to disclose the gifts or recuse himself. This is corruption at the highest level of the judicial system.

The idea of using the constitution to inform fair and inclusive decisions has become laughable.

as we choose to celebrate Juneteenth, it should always lift up the time in this country’s history when Black men, women and children were chattel slavery and endured the most savage form of captivity ever recorded in the U.S. Their valiant and courageous struggle for freedom and humanity must be at the core of those celebrations.

Apparently, both Parties like living on the edge because there’s always debt—spending more than what’s in the treasury—and they always raise the ceiling. There never seems to be a serious look at the nation’s budget, changing spending needs and wants.

The pandemic threw our kids into a hole of uncertainty while isolating them from the critical peer relationships they need.