Dawn's Blog: A place for Open Minds, Revolutionary Thinking, and Real Talk, all B.S. aside. It's time to be a Voice, not an Echo. You must Speak your Truth even if your voice shakes…
I love Oakland. I really do. This city is bold, diverse, creative, complicated, resilient, messy, brilliant, frustrating, and beautiful all at the same time. Oakland has some of the best food you will ever eat, people who will organize a protest by noon and a healing circle by 3pm, and enough culture packed into one …
So what exactly is authoritarianism? In simple terms, authoritarianism is a system of government where power becomes concentrated in the hands of one leader or a small group of elites. It is often marked by attacks on political dissent, weakening checks and balances, limiting civil liberties, controlling public narratives, and creating an environment where fear …
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What does it really mean to have the right to vote? And more importantly, do we truly understand what it means when that right is quietly chipped away in real time? Too many people fought, bled, and died for Black Americans to have the right to vote for us to treat it like it is …
There are seasons in life when adversity seems to know your address. Not just one hard thing. Not just a bad week. I’m 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 can’t fix. And if we’re being …
Let’s be clear—Lesbian Visibility Week isn’t about suddenly showing up. We’ve been here. We’ve been loving, leading, building, resisting, nurturing, and creating space long before anyone thought to give it a hashtag. But visibility? That’s a different conversation. Visibility is about being seen accurately. Not watered down. Not misunderstood. Not erased. Not squeezed into narratives …
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Let’s just go ahead and say it: The political climate right now?Outrageous. Stressful. Unpredictable. A lot. Rights are being debated like they’re optional.Policies are shifting like someone’s changing outfits.And entire communities are out here just trying to exist without being targeted. So naturally, people are asking: “How do I even begin to be revolutionary in …
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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 slavery’s 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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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 …
Here we are, at that time of the year when we have to start having the dialogue about why it's important that we all get out and take advantage of the right which many of our ancestors fought and died for... The Right to Vote. Of course I'm not suggesting that you go out and vote …
As a social and political activist, mother, and Black Woman, I am inspired to write everyday by what I see playing out in society, and I am just getting started! Words are powerful: they can influence and be hugely impactful, and I take pride in calling myself a writer. Writing for me is a personal …
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