Tag: blacklivesmatter

• Since the Day I Was Born ….

  For me, the hardest part of watching the movie Selma was the first five minutes. It is the scene when the young girls, doing what young girls do in church, were blown up. I have thought of this scene multiple times prior to seeing the movie and just the thought of this scene was chilling,…

  missingperspective

  June 18, 2015

  Current Events, Journalism, Politics, Race, Social Commentary, Social Media, Storytelling, Terrorism

  Black Churches, blacklivesmatter, Charleston, Charleston shooting, Hate Crime, Media, Police, Race, Rachel Dolezeal

• The Monday Fits: First World Faux Pas All Around

    As the year closes, there a number of different topics that I find bubbling up in my mind. But what I find that happens all too often, are the issues that are most important, where the passion overflows are closer to “first-world problems” than pressing matters. You know the problems from living in a wealthy,…

  missingperspective

  December 29, 2014

  Current Events, Freedom, Journalism, Millennials, Politics, Social Commentary, Social Media

  blacklivesmatter, De Blasio, Expression, Feminism, First World Problems, Freedom of Speech, I can’t breathe, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Police