I was unable to save
a single life
I couldn't stop
a single bullet
so I circle cemeteries
that aren't there
search for words
that aren't there
I run
to the aid uncalled for
I want to get there on time
even if it's already over
-Jercy Ficowski
tr. Jennifer Grotz, Piotr Sommer
This is going to sound brutal, but I've got a mental health mantra that's been working for me for a while: 'Work with the dog that you've got'. Let me explain:
Black homeowners pay more in mortgage interest, mortgage insurance and property taxes than other homeowners and that contributes to roughly half of the $130,000 retirement savings gap between Blacks and Whites, according to a new study from MIT. https://t.co/T4h5QovtKu
There are many awful things about fatal diseases, but one I can't stand is the implication that if you survive, you're strong/worthy, and if you die, you're weak/unworthy. We had a lot of that during the AIDS years. I survived but trust me, many who died were stronger/more worthy
I have been reporting on women immigrants being systematically raped & abused in detention facilities for over a DECADE-DO NOT BE SURPRISED BY THIS NEXT LEVEL OF ABUSE OF FORCED STERILIZATION. BE ANGRY some of us have been pointing this out yet no one seemed to take it seriously
I keep thinking about what George Saunders said in 2013. "What I regret in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering, and I responded .... sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly."