Brittney FlowersJune 16, 2017… and I still haven’t recoveredIt happened like a single event: first Alton Sterling, then Philando Castile. I don’t know how else to explain it, but for me there was…Jun 17, 2017Jun 17, 2017
Brittney FlowersWhat Bootstraps? We Don’t Have Shoes.I watched a clip[1] from the documentary Life and Debt which is based on the effects and inherent biases of introducing Jamaica to a free…May 15, 2017May 15, 2017
Brittney FlowersJust Like UsHave you seen the video from August of the little boy in Aleppo, his face covered in blood and gray dust — the result of a recent air…Apr 17, 2017Apr 17, 2017
Brittney FlowersIt’s ComplicatedI read an article this morning[1] about Shell Oil spills in Nigeria — shocked. I don’t know why. I don’t know why it would surprise me to…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
Brittney FlowersI was Eight When the World Took Notice1987 is when I was first aware of what year it was. Prior to that, I had a general concept of years, but I did not know which one I was in…Mar 13, 2017Mar 13, 2017
Brittney FlowersBangladesh in My ClosetOne of my three jobs is at an African shop downtown and I love it. I typically work alone. When I come in, I speak to all of the masks and…Mar 6, 2017Mar 6, 2017
Brittney FlowersFueled by FossilsFossil fuels refer to the organic elements that (through exposure to heat and pressure in the earth’s crust over hundreds of millions of…Feb 27, 2017Feb 27, 2017
Brittney FlowersFaith-Based Room for Science (part 2)From a Judeo-Christian perspective, we find ourselves caught in a bit of a paradox. God set Adam in a garden, not a warehouse or factory…Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017
Brittney FlowersFaith-Based Room for ScienceMy faith and my own personal observations of the world around me tell me that I must change how I treat the planet and that I must not be…Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017