(Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images) “Tim Wolfe must acknowledge his white male privilege, recognize that systems of oppression exist, and provide a verbal commitment to fulfilling Concerned Student 1-9-5-0 demands.” That topped the list of demands levied by University of Missouri students against what they claimed was a lack of willingness on the university’s…
What will it take to conjure up a serious, un-forced reaction from this president? Or perhaps more realistically, what will it take for people to realize that this president’s lethargic responses time and again, just might MEAN something?
They say it’ll give you chills. Usher’s recent unorthodox performance of his new song “Chains”—during which he appeared on stage in handcuffs—was meant to shock. It was supposed to shed light on police brutality, largely against the African American community. His music video (complete with interactive facial recognition that stops the video when you look…
I grew up thinking it was a no-brainer. No qualifier, no asterisk, no nothing. A human is a human is a human. But last Tuesday, as I watched presidential candidates asked to actually choose between “Black Lives Matter” and “All Lives Matter,” I realized that it’s not that simple anymore. To an increasing number of…
I’ll tell you all what’s a great deal of fun. Diaper blowouts before I’ve even finished my morning coffee. You know what’s even more fun? Diaper blowouts before I’ve even finished my morning coffee, AND an email from my editor letting me know that a disclaimer was added to my piece on TheBlaze, because it…
As promised in my piece featured on TheBlaze, below are the stories I asked you to come and read. I’ve left them in my interviewees’ own words to give you a far more personal glance into the lives of our law enforcement community. Note: Select edits have been made to protect these individuals. Emphases are mine.…
If you’re regular listeners to The Chris Salcedo Show on TheBlaze, you’ve probably heard by now that the Ramirez family is soon to grow by one. Here’s an interesting concept: How ironic is it that the people who claim that little Baby Ramirez isn’t a life (just because s/he is hanging out this side of…
Note: This is a continuation of the piece I’ve written for TheBlaze, which you can find by clicking here. These are the stories in their entirety, divided just as they are in the original piece. Wayne Scholes (United Kingdom) (Courtesy of Wayne Sholes, via email) “I became a citizen of the United States of America…
I once had a Twitter argument with someone who – during the Trayvon Martin incident – wrote off my point of view almost immediately because I was just some white girl who didn’t know what it was like to walk around as a black person and fear for my life. The man had a point,…
If Hobby Lobby doesn’t have to go against its convictions, neither should anyone else. Over two years ago, a small business owner’s life was turned upside down by seemingly simple request: “We’d like you to bake us a wedding cake.” Despite turning down financial gain and simultaneously setting himself up for legal woes, Jack Phillips…
A Future Free 