Black women's antirape activism was foundational to the Civil Rights Movement

If you sent me an email from the contact me page on my website last week, gimme some time; I just found a bunch of them in my spam folder!

Argh!

we can’t all start newsletters, fuck

Soraya is the best of the best. So few writers with her resume, her talent, her sharp wit and her innate goodness.

Every editor should be finding a way to add her to their staff.

I’m the most banned Black author in the United States. All Boys Aren’t Blue is the 2nd most banned book in the United States. It’s now one of the most banned books of all time. Get the paperback edition with a new foreword written by me amazon.com/gp/aw/d/125089…

If you can hire a writer, there is no more obvious no brainer than reaching out and inquiring whether you’re worthy.

Obviously I very much agree

It is not radical or weak to honor int'l law. It is not radical or weak to seek political rather than military solutions. Indeed, it is often much harder, especially in times like these. But is essential because history shows the path of violence only leads to more violence.

is the only way to honor victims, to ensure security, to advance the stability of Israel and to be true to the spirt and letter of not just Judaism but almost all religions. Promoting bloodlust and vengeance is not. It is not radical or weak to seek justice.

A word to the media: Use labels carefully in times like these. Extremists and political opportunists appropriate such terms and distort their meanings to promote dangerous agendas. Being pro-compassion, pro-restraint and in favor of the rule of law...