1) I'm grateful that I was able to be a part of the grass-roots effort to get out the vote for Barack Obama.2) I'm grateful beyond words that the US came through for the better of everyone and made Barack Obama our next president.3) I'm grateful that many people got past their prejudices about Af...  read more

Long ago I had a friend named “Stan”.  He was a tall, heavyset, friendly black man who worked at the food co-op where I shopped and volunteered.  He and I (a white woman) talked about all kinds of things when we were in the store together.  We had a great rapport. ...  read more

I must have been about six or seven.  My favorite aunt was over.  She was a talkative woman.  I was listening attentively to whatever story she was telling.  But then she dropped the n-bomb (translated for the uninitiated – used the word “nigger”).  I wa...  read more

I asked my workplace’s security guard, a middle aged black woman, whether she’d been paying attention to the election activities.  She gave me a curt “No”.  She continued, “But I will say this.”  Then she paused.  “If Hillary wins, ...  read more

I was in the Seattle Library when I noticed a black man in his early 50s gazing intently at a globe.  We began exploring the globe together.  Before long we were lost in conversation.  He was unemployed but knew about current events.  He was most interested in news about succe...  read more

It's nothing more than classism and racism at it's finest. How many poor black women face the same "aliments" as Paris in jail and get no sympathy? Annie told me sometime this morning about a rumor she was getting out of jail. I didn't believe it, thinking there was no way. Then a few ...  read more

20400 Gilmore St. holds tons of memories even though we lived there for a short time. 1st time realizing that we were the only mexicans on that block living in a mostly white neighborhood.    Some time after living there, we received a message on our ans. machine fro...  read more