Alice Wilson-Fried's Blog

• Of the people, By the peole and For the people:Community Organizing

  September 4, 2008

  • Hello, everyone,There is so much going on these days, i.e. bad weather, the history-making Obama nomination and acceptance speech.  So many topics I'm concerned about--food shortages, human trafficing, New Orleans, my hometown, under siege by hurricanes and racists.  So many events that have touched me, especially the writer in me.  But last night, listening to the second woman American VP ...
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• The Head and Heart of the Matter

  July 7, 2008

  • The other day, my 8-year old granddaughter, Emma Jean asked why was I so gung ho for Obama.  "I thought you said its time for a woman to be president," she told me.Should I tell Emma, I wondered, that even though Black women were on the front lines of suffrage (Sojourner Truth) and civil rights, (Rosa Parks) that there are more  Black women living in poverty, earning ...
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• Storytelling is All That

  June 10, 2008

  • Call this a rant, flubber, whatever.  To me, it's the best way I have of expressing myself.  And for some reason, I feel the need to express myself today.  Of all places, while reading blog entries on MSNBC's political sound-off page, I was reminded of the absolute importance of storytelling.  Some contributors were angry, sexist, racist or, unfortunately, all three.  Usually, after ...
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