Meet the People Who Won’t Be Having Children Because of Gun Violence
The gun crisis in America is so severe that people would actually have a child elsewhere with solid gun regulations, just not here. That notion is staggering.
Tag: gun violence
The Anti-Indigenous and Anti-Black Roots of the Second Amendment
“The Second Amendment is fundamental to the roots of white settler violence in their genocide project against Native populations, as well as to control and ultimately eliminate freed Black people in America.” For Wear Your Voice Mag, October 2017.
Stop Shooting Brown People — Whether They’re Muslims or Not
“The fact that President Trump refuses to condemn these hate crimes across the board in a timely manner only emboldens those who have their own crimes in the works.” For Wear Your Voice Mag, March 2017.
America Down the Rabbit Hole and Through the Looking Glass
“I never would have imagined the airplane that repatriated me to the United States in 2011 — after a decade in Europe — would end up being a less-benign alternate portal down into Alice’s rabbit hole where the impossible is possible and the absurd becomes reality.” My 19th article for HuffPost, published in December 2015.
Jury Duty and the Gun Crime Survivor
“After Wendy’s death I had to testify in court three times against her murderers: The first was the preliminary hearing to determine if the case would go to trial. The second was against the woman who pulled the trigger. The third time I testified was against the murderer’s accomplice.” My 17th article for HuffPost, published in October 2015.