Any time I see the word parish in a news report, I typically assume that something religious or something related to my state of birth is being referenced. I felt no surprise seeing the words parish, Ku Klux Klan, and deputy in the same paragraph. Nor was I aghast that a parish deputy in Louisiana … Continue reading Learning the names I should have been taught, part 3.
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Child of the South
It has been a week since the anniversary of January 6th, and I think I’m closer to understanding what really frightens me about it. I’m more bothered by January 6th, 2022 than I am of the same day a year prior. It’s far too reminiscent of the rise to power of the men that lined … Continue reading Child of the South
“She just hated shoes.”
I didn’t share a name with my children during the painful conversation about Selma, because this name deals with a different aspect of hatred that I’m even less equipped to discuss. Jimmie Lee Jackson and James Reeb were both men. Viola Liuzzo was a woman, and her story is a brutal example of how misogyny … Continue reading “She just hated shoes.”
The power chart.
There are times as a mom when I desperately hope the words I say are the right ones. Last night was hard, and I’ll probably replay my answers for days to come. In a momentary lapse in judgment, I didn’t close my laptop as I was writing when my son sat down beside me. Caught … Continue reading The power chart.
Beka Tucker 