The Atticus We Don’t Want to Know
The literary world rejoiced when news disclosed that reclusive author Harper Lee was soon to release her second book Go […]
Church Burnings and Southern Resistance — Is It 1963 Again?
I am a child of the black church. And like so many of my African-American LGBTQ brothers and sisters, we […]
Marriage Equality: Okay, But I Ain’t Moving to Georgia!
For some time now, my spouse and I have been bickering over where we should live in our retirement years. […]
We Must Keep Talking
As we all try to move away from America’s racial past, the Charleston black church massacre, leaving nine dead-including its […]
Obama used the n-word appropriately
When news broke that President Obama used the n-word during the podcast interview “WTF with Marc Maron” about America’s racial […]
The Transparency of a “Incog-Negro”
In trying to make sense of Rachel Dolezal, the self-identified “black” woman of two white parents, and the thought-provoking queries […]
It’s time to sidestep political correctness and have a dialogue on race
American novelist William Faulkner wrote in his 1951 novel “Requiem for a Nun,” “The past is never dead. It’s not […]
People of Color Prides Party to a Different Beat
A critical view on Pride Month
Pride parades will be taking place all over the country this month. As we all […]
Is Caitlyn Jenner the right poster girl for trans equality?
Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, has once again captured the world’s attention. And this time not as America’s […]
Astraea Honoring Boston’s Heroines
The evening of May 12th at the South End’s wildly popular Bohemian hip spot “The Beehive” was a night to […]