AMERICANAH by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche’s AMERICANAH is one of the best novels ever. I “read” it on audio (Recorded Books) which made it even more satisfying. The reader skillfully creates all the right languages, dialects,…
All Out for the Month of Resistance to Mass Incarceration
All Out for the Month of Resistance to Mass Incarceration, Police Terror, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation! Join a daily vigil starting on: Friday, September 12, 5 pm – 7 pm. Please…
When a Poet Dies, for Samih al-Qasim
A friend sent this beautiful poem by Palestinian poet Samih Al Qasim. The poem below "When a Poet Dies" is written for him. -AW A friend sent this beautiful poem by Palestinian poet…
Ferguson’s heroic resistance: Thank You, Gloria La Riva
Eyewitness: Ferguson’s heroic resistance By Gloria La RivaArticle source: LiberationPhotos: Gloria La Riva To hear the news reports or listen to Governor Jay Nixon of Missouri yesterday, you’d think the protesters of Ferguson were bent on…
The Iron Age, The Age of Sorrow
Photojournalist James Foley 1973-2014 The Iron Age, The Age of Sorrow for Yusuf ©2014 by Alice Walker Where do we go when we die? the little child asked. And the Ancient One who…
The Language of Bombs
The Language of Bombs ©2014 by Alice Walker Dearest Zainab, Whenever my country bombs your country, I think of you. Which means you are frequently on my mind. I often think of…
Don’t Break Your Heart, Again (Thank You, Zillah Eisenstein)
Don’t Break Your Heart Again, I Couldn’t Bear It. – AW She’s In: Anti-Racist, Anti-Imperial Feminists Against War August 21, 2014By Guest Contributor By Zillah Eisenstein Hillary Rodham Clinton (un)officially entered the 2016 presidential…
Talking to Hamas
Alice Walker and Huda Naim, Palestinian member of parliament and mother of five 2010 in Gaza Talking To Hamas©2014 by Alice Walker Huda Naim, democratically elected official, I do not know how it…
Happy Birthday Fidel! ~ August 13th
Happy Birthday Fidel! ~ August 13th “ I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, though temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil…
Don’t Give Up (Beautiful Child, Other Self)
Don’t Give Up (Beautiful Child, Other Self) ©2014 by Alice Walker What they will pretend not to know When you are injured Is how ugly you feel now. It is hard to…
Unarmed Truth and Unconditional Love… Happy Birthday, Fidel!
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, though temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”-Martin Luther King, Jr.Above photo: Among other…