My Morning Jacket is my favorite band, and the favorite band of my husband and my sister, and now it’s a family band and my daughter also loves them. They haven’t had a new album since 2015. This week they released The Waterfall II, a collection of B-sides that didn’t…
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I am doing Weekend Reads a day early as tomorrow is a holiday. With all that is going on in our country, there may be some who are going all-out, and some who are choosing not to celebrate it. America was created to be an independent country and live life…
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How to Help Black Archivist is a project by Paul Octavious, a Black queer photographer based in Chicago. He is also the founder of The Eye Eaters Society. In 2005, Paul began exploring the art of photography and it changed the trajectory of his life. Black Archivist believes in the power of…
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How to Help Founded in 1973 after the simple act of a mother publicly supporting her gay son, PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies. Last year I walked with PFLAG Metro DC in the…
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How to Help Freedom of the press means that people have the right to give information and express opinions through publication without fear of government censorship, interference, or retribution, such as physical violence or imprisonment. The First Amendment prevents the American government from passing laws that would threaten this right.…
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