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Tag Archives: Black Lives Matter
My Day in Court
On June 8, 2021, more than ten months after State Trooper Stanley stopped me along Huron Ave and ordered me to stop painting names of unarmed Blacks killed on the guardrail where we held our nightly BLM vigil, I received … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Civil Disobedience, Massachusetts State Police, Nolle Prosequi
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Police and Me
There’s a holdup in the Bronx,Brooklyn’s broken out in fights.There’s a traffic jam in HarlemThat’s backed up to Jackson Heights.There’s a scout troop short a child,Khrushchev’s due at IdlewildCar 54, Where Are You? – Nat Haken One of my favorite … Continue reading
A Year of Taking a Knee
A year ago today, the day after George Floyd was murdered, teenagers across the street stapled black block letters on yellow poster board to the guardrail along Huron Avenue. BLACK LIVES MATTER. That evening, I noticed a family and their … Continue reading
Stand Up for Racial Justice – Base Camp Training
Among the many things I’ve undertaken regarding racial justice over the past year (My Summer of 75 Things), becoming involved with SURJ (Stand Up for Racial Justice) has been the most illuminating. SURJ is a national umbrella organization devoted to … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, racism, Stand Up for Racial Justice, SURJ
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Sons of Liberty
September 10, 2020 Cambridge, MA A chilly drizzle sprinkles discomfort over our Black Lives Matter evening vigil. The number of people taking a knee since late May has shriveled to five. My meditation wanders from the horror of Officer Derek … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Cambridge MA, John Adams, Samuel Adams
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My Summer of 75 Things
On June 2, 2020 Corinne Shutack published an article on Medium, “75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice.” Quick on the outrage of George Floyd’s killing, with a long pandemic summer before me, I decided to make a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amber Ruffin, Black Lives Matter, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Corinne Shatuck, Kara Springer, racial justice, SURJ
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Two-Way Affirmative Action
Recently, I completed a survey from Beth Israel Lahey Health, the mother ship of Mount Auburn Hospital, where I volunteer three days a week. It was a simple, two question survey from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Career … Continue reading
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Tagged Affirmative Action, Black Lives Matter, essential employees, living wage
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What the Heck Have I Been Doing?
There’s a point in Marc Maron’s Netflix Comedy Special, ‘End Times Fun,’ when Marc (middle-aged white guy, sorta tall, skinny, bearded, salt and pepper scruff; basically me with quicker retort time) iterates the troubles of our era and then bemoans, … Continue reading