On Redefining Violence Mayor Marty Walsh, the mayor of Boston, recently declared racism a public health crisis. This declaration came after the death of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police. Floyd was one of 1,000 Americans killed annually by police, a disproportionate number of which are African Americans. The aftermath has sent
Hearing the Silent Cries “I started Silent Cry out of my own silent tears.” Born to a mother incarcerated at the Corona State Prison for Women in California, Shawanna Vaughn got a taste of the world’s tainted system early. At nine years old, her father died and she lost her older brother to
Features Sleepy Eyes Waking Up By Zoë GroffGrowing up in a family of liberal Reform Jews, religion always felt like a long-term open relationship; low commitment, but always there when I needed it. We attended synagogue on the High Holidays and used Hanukkah as an excuse to eat latkes and give each other presents. That
Halloween with Honey I don’t think many things encapsulate the times we’re living in now, from a Honeysuckle perspective, more perfectly than the dual performances set to the backdrop of CNN at our Halloween party at Kelly’s Bar in New York’s Lower East Side.
culture Where is my America? We’re proud to publish the work of revolutionary activist poet James Litkett, beginning with his stirring tribute in memory of Eric Garner’s 2014 death at the hands of New York City police.For Erica Garner Where oh where can she be? Can someone help me, help me, Please.
