black lives matter

Blanche’s book Club: ‘The New Jim Crow’.

Light Pulp by thebitterlemonSeptember 5, 2020September 2, 2020

How to fight against racism in 2020.

The Squeeze by thebitterlemonMay 30, 2020July 4, 2022

Light Pulp by thebitterlemonOctober 13, 2017July 9, 2019

Blanche’s Book Club: ‘The Hate U Give’.

OOoOoOoOoOooooOOO – It’s Friday the 13th! I woke up this morning with my right eye crying and when I looked in the mirror, it was incredibly red. So, I threw on some clothes and went to an urgency care clinic. They basically told me it was just irritated- no pink eye or virus – so […]

The Squeeze by thebitterlemonMay 10, 2017May 9, 2017

Still, I resist.

I know I said I would try my best to keep this blog a place where people could escape from politics, and essentially, get away from negativity. But at some point, my silence is complicity, and that is something for which I will not stand. You may recall last July, when I finally broke my […]

Light Pulp by thebitterlemonApril 7, 2017July 9, 2019

Blanche’s Book Club: ‘Rest In Power’.

I heard about this book, “Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin” when Trayvon Martin’s parents appeared as guests on a recent episode of “The Daily Show”. They’d taken their story, which started when Trayvon was born, and put it into print for all to read. And I immediately added my name to […]

Light Pulp by thebitterlemonJuly 11, 2016July 10, 2016

This is just… disheartening.

To say last week was rough would be a gross understatement. As I sit down to write this, I’m not quite sure I can put all of my feelings into neat little rows of words that will convey my beliefs on these issues clearly, but I’m going to give it one hell of a try. […]