Madame BelovedCan the states remain united?I grew up in Mississippi during the Civil Rights era, when the intervention by the federal government was the only way to stop the horrors…Jul 14, 2018Jul 14, 2018
Madame BelovedAnd yet I still try…I am so tired of trying to get through to white people who say/do things that are so clearly motivated by an underlying racism, but then…Jul 8, 2018Jul 8, 2018
Madame BelovedLight a Candle AND Curse the DarknessLike millions of Americans, I’m appalled, frightened, frustrated by the power of the far right and the wealthy. The horror of Trump as…Nov 29, 2017Nov 29, 2017
Madame BelovedA Smile Too FarThere is a new woman at the coffee shop where I do my work on Wednesday mornings. She is artificially bright; there is an aggressiveness in…Sep 27, 2017Sep 27, 2017
Madame BelovedBeware “Alt-Left” BedfellowsThis is how my day began on Twitter. I spent a few tweets explaining all the errors/bigotry in that meme because I couldn’t let it go…Mar 4, 2017Mar 4, 2017
Madame BelovedSuppose Some Crazy Guy Became PresidentI know someone who believes there is an international conspiracy hiding facts about aliens (the outer space kind). When my son, who is a…Feb 21, 2017Feb 21, 2017
Madame BelovedBeing HereI imagine most people know at least one person who says things that make you go “What the hell?” Things that make no sense or that…Feb 19, 2017Feb 19, 2017
Madame BelovedWe Will Not Be “Ordinary Germans”I really believe that in Germany in the 1930s there were a lot of “ordinary Germans” who said, “Give Hitler a chance. Wait and see before…Jan 28, 2017Jan 28, 2017
Madame BelovedThat MLK Quote Doesn’t Mean What You Think It MeansToday on the BBC’s Global News Podcast, a reporter spoke with Reverend John Killian, an Alabama Republican Committee member who is…Jan 16, 2017Jan 16, 2017