the IDEAL If reality has knocked me sideways, lying along the shore of Lake Champlain, at sunset, on a balmy, summer, Friday afternoon, is a nice place to look up from the ground. Why so salty? Some have said that in our culture, people are quicker to openly talk about sex than to talk... Continue Reading →
What? Where? H.E.R.E.
What is my focus H.E.R.E.? H - Housing Affordability & Sustainability E - Economic Justice & Opportunity R - Racial Justice & Reconciliation E - Environmental Justice & Stewardship H.E.R.E. are the four pillars of this project. These are the four passions that inspire me to to track my personal journey toward homeownership in... Continue Reading →
The Spark of Inspiration: Lorraine Hansberry
"What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" -Langston Hughes, 'Harlem' Once upon the twenty first century, March 11, 1959 to be precise, a twenty-eight year old African American, female, middle class-raised, college drop-out, intellectual, journalist, activist, artist, communist, interracially married, queer, Chicago native author saw her... Continue Reading →