Randi S. Sumner

On the Road Past 50: My internal zephyr… from fluttery wisps to whirlwind tempests

Do not forget our history

June 1, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

US Pride month marks the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Why did they riot? Because of institutionalized discrimination and abhorrent repetitive legal brutality by the Police against members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you are black and LGBTQ+ — your life is absolutely a series of risks and micro-aggressions as well as outright discrimination on […]

#OTR50 Day 119: Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport

July 6, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

My parents instilled in me from my youth the importance of being part of the political process. That in order to be part of a democracy, one must participate. Voting is just a very small part of the process. It’s important. It separates the spectators from the participants. For most of my twenties I was […]