Washington Most of the board had gathered in Washington as guests of the Take Back America Conference because of the opportunity to begin assessing the field of candidates seeking to become President of the United States. Several ACORN leaders were scheduled to be on various panels and workshops, including Maude Hurd on poverty eradication …
Category: Personal Writings
“Rightsizing” Civil Rights
Washington A short piece ran in the news saying the NAACP was adjusting to “revenue drop.” The article spun the situation as positively as possible. There was money in the bank, the spokesperson said. Bills were paid. This was a matter of noticing that they were “going to the piggybank” too often. They were …
Bywater News
New Orleans What’s new in the neighborhood, you might ask. Well, they finally finished the landscaping around the Alvar Street Library. The flowers are long gone, I suppose because that requires maintenance. I’m not sure what I think about all of it, but I know I don’t like the locked gate which privatizes public …