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Is it Still Christmas, If You’re Not in The Church?
I’m struggling this year. Beyond being houseless, and my best friend’s entire nation being at war, which are huge things mind you, I am struggling even more, because I don’t really want to celebrate Christmas. Don’t get me wrong, it was my idea to get a tree, and it was my idea to have friends…
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8 Years Ago I Was Shunned By My Church Community
For years when I was in the church all I wanted was to escape. I joined the last church group we were at because I was offered a cleaning job and I needed to do something to build up my resume. So I took it, and for years I did the work I felt I…
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It Was Quiet…Too Quiet
It was so quiet this year. Yes, people were protesting in the streets by the thousands, but mostly it was quiet. No riots, no people screaming in the streets over yet another dead Black person. It was quieter this year than it’s been in years. And then the world imploded, and Israel went to war…
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So We Had People Over, And The House Didn’t Burn Down
I can’t tell you the last time I gently and willingly allowed people into my home, without freaking out that it’s such a huge mess they’re going to have me dragged away. I mean yes we cleaned this morning and took out the garbage and stuff, but the point is, that the house was already…
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No More Backpeddeling
I am moving forward, even on days when it doesn’t feel like I am moving forward. I can hear some people in the audience whispering “Lucky, I wish I could too,” I understand how that feels. I’m not sure what “Moving forward” looks like. I’m stuck, in this beautiful place where the only requirements are…
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Why Independent News Sources Are Important To Your Mental Health
Yesterday I read Al-Quds newspaper for the first time. It’s in Arabic so it needs to be translated, which means that we lose some of the story behind the words of the writers, but the reason that it’s important is because it’s Arabic news, that is telling the world what is happening, from the Arabic…
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I Am Aiming for Independence
My whole life I’ve done what I was told. By my parents, by men, boys, girls, everyone who pointed at me and said “This is who are you to me,” was right because I never ever, tried to break the mold. Whatever other people wanted me to be, I was, because I didn’t know how…
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Bring it Back Down
So far I have everything I need. A roof over my head, food in my belly, medication to take any pains or ailments away, and a supportive group of friends, family members, and allies, who care about my well-being. I really can’t ask for much more than that. That being said, not everything is perfect.…
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Does It Even Matter?
Seriously. Does talking about it online help? Does sharing the pictures of the war zone really have an effect on us? Is it powerful to talk about what’s going on in The Congo, in Palestine, in Syria? Yes. Yes. Yes. Every single word that we use to describe and explain the atrocities in the world…
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How To Help End The War In Gaza From Your Living Room
Alright. You learned from Anonymous don’t even pretend you didn’t. You can fax your representatives and fill their office with paper. You can jam their phone systems with phone calls and you can storm the gates of their offices. These are three easy things you, your friends, your allies, and everyone you know can do,…
Loud Mouth Brown Girl 