I’d Rather Be Doing This.
Dave Chapelle said it best, regarding our lack of progress as a country, and China’s astounding creativity and accomplishments: “Everybody in the US is racist; everybody in China is Chinese.” Woe is the…
We Are the Prize and We Must Win ~aw
No one can give you back your soul. But maybe sitting a very long time, like Milarepa, will begin the journey.~aw
We Will Guard the Flame
We will guard the flame. Legendary photographer Jean Weisinger presents her photo of Assata Shakur at an even more legendary school – Lincoln University, a fabulous historic black school, in Pennsylvania. ~aw
They are good people; and Even If They Weren’t…/Son buenas personas. E incluso si no lo fueran.
What comes to mind? Slave catching, for centuries; then “contract” labor. Sharecropping. In all cases, capture and abuse. We hoped the world had changed. Alas, only the uniform.~aw ¿Qué te viene a…
A Gentle Reminder.
More than 100 children are murdered every day.Israeli atrocities against children become more and more frequent. more than 100 children are murdered every day. And what do you do about it? Scream? Shout? Cry? Prof. Nurit Peled-Elhanan telefax:…
The People With No Sun In Them
The people with no sun in them (Unpublished poem copyright © 2021 by Alice Walker) Imagine what the Balinese princes and princesses Thought When they encountered The people with no sun In them…
What If You Can Win By Being Yourself?
Also: What if it is impossible to win by not being yourself? Suppose you “win” by not being you? Is that winning? Look around. The billionaires are looking very sad. They have all…
There are sins Life will not forgive. Nor can they be denied. Jesus is clear.
Hay Pecados Que La Vida No Perdona. Ni Pueden Negarse. Jesús Es Claro. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I…
The Son Also Rises: Ibrahim Traore in Russia
Update: This livestream has been removed and banned by the Media in the West. Another youtube channel has posted it. https://www.youtube.com/live/2qqTsst4p7A?si=u-OYVESbxlKymmDl Truth is medicine. ~aw June 2025 – Here’s another youtube channel…
Killing It, Or: The Devil Stole the Music
MATÁNDOLA O EL DIABLO SE ROBÓ LA MUSICA y EL DIABLO SE ROBÓ LA MÚSICA Por Alice Walker 2023 Whitney Webb: Woman’s intuition backed by woman’s courage and fierce intelligence. ~ aw I…
China in Africa: Believing Our Eyes
ALGO DE POSTURA CHINA PARA COMENZAR EL DÍA and a reference post: Reading Evan Osnos The Age of Ambition Chasing Fortune Truth and Faith in the New China Visiting China in the early…
Nobody Is Coming to Save Us
I was born into an America that was always a myth. Which is to say, its idea of itself was all there was; the reality of “America” as some imagined it, never existed.…
Gloria Steinem and Alice Walker: Ponder the Politics of Heaven
Writer, lecturer, and feminist activist Gloria Steinem and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker sit down with Wilma Mankiller to discuss gender and politics in today’s world. The three consider the path each took…
