There are seasons in life when adversity seems to know your address. Not just one hard thing. Not just a bad week. Iโm talking about the kind of season where obstacle after obstacle shows up uninvited and overstays its welcome. The kind that leaves you tired in ways sleep canโt fix. And if weโre being …
Seen, Loud, and Still Here: A Love Letter for Lesbian Visibility Week
Letโs be clearโLesbian Visibility Week isnโt about suddenly showing up. Weโve been here. Weโve been loving, leading, building, resisting, nurturing, and creating space long before anyone thought to give it a hashtag. But visibility? Thatโs a different conversation. Visibility is about being seen accurately. Not watered down. Not misunderstood. Not erased. Not squeezed into narratives …
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Soโฆ How Does Local Government Really Work in Oakland & Alameda County? (And Why You Should Care)
Letโs be honest. Most of us learned something about government back in the dayโฆ and then life happened. Now weโre out here hearing about City Council, Board of Supervisors, OUSD, commissions, budgetsโand it all starts to sound like a whole lot of meetings that donโt have anything to do with us. But hereโs the truth: …
๐๐พ Less Aesthetic, More Action: What Revolution Really Looks Like
Letโs just go ahead and say it: The political climate right now?Outrageous. Stressful. Unpredictable. A lot. Rights are being debated like theyโre optional.Policies are shifting like someoneโs changing outfits.And entire communities are out here just trying to exist without being targeted. So naturally, people are asking: โHow do I even begin to be revolutionary in …
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Staying Politically Informed Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Joy)
Letโs be honest: trying to keep up with politics right now can feel like emotional CrossFit. Every headline is urgent, every social media thread is a debate stage, and somewhere between breakfast and lunch youโve read three things that make you want to scream into a pillow. Most of us want to stay informed. We …
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The Power of Women Rising Together
There is one thing that continues to genuinely confuse, frustrate, and low-key break my heart: how much time we, as women, can spend critiquing each otherโฆ when we could be hyping each other up instead. I mean really. Somewhere along the way, โsupporting womenโ turned into an Olympic sport of side-eyes. If weโre being honest …
Black Lesbian & Bipoc Women Representation Matters
Why Representation Matters (Yes, Even When Weโre Tired ๐ ) Letโs start with the obvious: representation isnโt about checking a diversity box or adding a cute rainbow to the flyer. Itโs about survival. Itโs about visibility. Itโs about walking into a room and not feeling like you accidentally RSVPโd to the wrong century. Representation for Black …
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The importance of โPositive Thinkingโ and building โAuthenticโ connections with people
Hereโs a New Yearโs challenge for the mind: Make this the year that you quiet all those negative thoughts swirling around your brain, because constant negativity can also get in the way of happiness, add to our stress and worry level and ultimately damage our health. Be aware of who you allow into your inner …
The Importance of Juneteenth- why it’s so vital that we know our history
As most of us know, when the Civil War came to a close in 1865, an extremely large number of folks remained enslaved, particularly in truly remote areas. The word of slaveryโs ending traveled very slowly- too slowly- and for those who were largely isolated from the Union armies, life continued as if freedom did …
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Stop All Support of JW Lucas!!
I don't want to give this ignorant individual more time, energy, and attention than he obviously wants, but I would be remiss if I didn't use my platform and voice to speak out about the offensive, racist and dangerous rhetoric that this person has been spewing. This JW Lucas who I have just now heard …
