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Justice for Breonna!
Justice for Breonna begins with reaching out to these public officials. Breonna Taylor, an EMS medic, was shot in her bed in March and no one has been held accountable. It was her birthday yesterday. She would have been 27. Please seek justice for her. Your life...
VIOLENCE IS NEVER THE ANSWER: THE ANSWER IS YOU…AND REPARATIONS!
Martin Luther King Jr and Fannie Lou Hamer This week was a week of pain and tears. To watch a fellow human being crushed to death in real time as bystanders begged for his life is a pain that no words can truly describe…. but still, I have hope. As some of you know, I...
The NY Times 1619 Project Revisited
Dear Baileyblog readers, This past year, it was an honor to participate in the prize winning 1619 Project which commemorates 400 years of African presence and the legacy of slavery in the United States. Congratulations again to NY Times reporter and 1619 Project...
Plant a tree, Honor a loved -one, Save the earth
April 22nd was the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. As we reflect on the Earth our home planet, we have to acknowledge the fact that this pandemic has changed the way we live. Pollution is down as much of the world is on lockdown. Clear skies, the return of...
A Poem for Earth Day 2020: Mother Maple by Brenda Cave-James
A poem for a (sadly needed to be felled) Sugar Maple tree...the oldest and largest in New York State (Ontario NY) a few years ago, at 158 feet tall, canopy spread of 90 feet, and trunk diameter of 8 feet. Mother Maple Great mother of many Near to four hundred years of...
The Morning After The Weeping Time
Two years ago, I wrote a book called The Weeping Time about the largest slave auction in American history. This experience which the enslaved called The Weeping Time took place in Savannah, Georgia on two fateful days, March 2-3 in 1859. Today, we seem to be...
