Feminism
Ethics and Integrity in Business
We have published blogs on the beginnings of Airbnb and outlined how and when the idea was stolen from an African American woman by three white males who were sent to her home to get info on the business she had been building for many years. If you want to know more about that, search…
Read MoreA New Political and Economics Vocabulary!
It sounds so foolish for people in the United States to be trying to frame this upcoming presidential election around old concepts which were relevant during the time of the Cold War but not today. When used, the concepts being thrown around in preparation for this upcoming 2020 campaign are confusing and the cause of…
Read MoreMitch – How did you know? Barr – Who is your handler?
It is time to acknowledge that something is very wrong in our government and with our politicians which is beginning to show publicly in some strange ways. For example: Mitch McConnell blocked Obama’s appointment of Supreme Court justices months before the end of his term. One such appointment he blocked was a relatively middle of…
Read MoreTRUMP FINDS HIS ROY COHN
It is tragic what is happening in and to the United States of America. This was once a strong, respected, acknowledged world leader. It is now a country with a “president” who lies, cheats and manipulates – all for his own aggrandizement, without thought for anything else – and a structure in place to support…
Read MoreThe Story….continued
What is racism, bigotry, ethnocentrism, homophobia, etc.? The actual experiences of people who have had to endure the bigotry of others while they tried to move along and achieve their life goals gives an understanding of bigotry which helps us root it out of our lives and out of the institutions in which we live…
Read MoreTell the Story!
These are actual instances of how institutional racism and personal bigotry work hand in glove to destroy attempts to change this society from one of White Supremacy and Patriarchy to one which looks beyond physical differences. (I will start – send your stories to share with those who need to understand on a conscious level…
Read MoreTHE WALL: A 1920’s KKK Dream
That dream, in the 1920’s when the KKK was at its height, was complete with steel slats and it was a very high wall on the Southern border between the U. S. and Mexico. It looks as though Donald Trump, the illegitimate president of the United States, is doing everything he can to fulfill that…
Read MoreElizabeth Warren and Pocahontas!
by: Marceline Donaldson It has been a busy day! The writing from a Bettina Network Lifestyle Community Member on Elizabeth Warren has caused a bit of a blowup. So you know I have to chime in. Who would guess that among hard working people; thoughtful people; intellectual people there would be this bit of racism.…
Read MoreNative American or White!!!!
Because God knows in this society you can’t be both and be proud of your entire ancestry! I am Native American and I need to weigh in on this conversation. It is an amazing conversation to me because we are talking about the fact that Elizabeth Warren’s ancestors at some point “passed”. We are looking…
Read MoreTrump Talk @ Congress Stirs
A Conglomeration of Comments by: Bettina Network Members I heard and saw Donald Trump’s talk to Congress, the Supreme Court Judges and so many more and couldn’t keep my mind focused. It has strayed whenever anything about Trump surfaces because what I can’t reconcile is TRUMP – PROSTITUTION – STONE! We have just been through…
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