The Fathers of two of my friends are dying. The Father of another friend passed away in the last three weeks. And, I found out today that th...

“Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite.” I remember my Mother saying that to me as a child. As a kid, I thought bed bugs ...

New York is surreal. With ease you can feel absolutely alone and isolated in a city of ten million or you may turn a corner and run into a g...

I am currently sitting in a fantastic condo on 152nd and Saint Nick, which is owned by my friend Signey Harriday. Signey is a fellow Minneso...

Last night, I had the honor of performing for a reception at the United Association for Labor Education conference at the Bedlam Theater in ...

Mental illness is not a four letter word. But, those of us living with diagnosed mental illnesses are treated by everyone, except perhaps me...

(This is my last entry in a series of reflections on the Midwest Social Forum Teach-In, which took place March 27-30 in Camp Lake, Wisconsin...

Last night, during the evening plenary at the Midwest Social Forum Teach In, a small group of folks broke from the larger break out groups t...

This weekend at the Midwest Social Forum Teach-In, I have had the blessing of being one of the facilitators of the cohort groups and the LGB...

This weekend, I am in Camp Lake, Wisconsin at the Midwest Social Forum Teach-In, an intentional multi-issue, cross-movement, cross-community...

For those of you that journeyed with me to Albuquerque a coupel of years back, you also were treated/tortured by my almost daily bloggings a...