Earth Day 2050

  As we all know, this week marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. As we all know, this week marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Forty years from now, if I am blessed to still be on this earth, I will rejoice and celebrate the 80th anniversary of Earth Day with gratitude filling my heart. I can see that day in my mind’s eye. I can imagine taking a deep slow breath, giving thanks for Mother...

A Louisiana Mothers Day Wish

Earth Day… Mothers Day… every day counts Earth Day… Mother’s Day… every day counts as the oil spill disaster threatens to claim the health of our water, our fisheries, a major source of our food supply and the livelihood of countless people. We must act now on comprehensive climate legislation with an integrated policy that will ensure that this and other possible future environmental...

Women Around the World Want a Clean Energy Future

I consider myself to be an international woman. Even though my history may not be an exotic one … Get the original article at the Huffington Post. I consider myself to be an international woman. Even though my history may not be an exotic one (I was born in Canada) I do think that makes me somewhat international. It’s been 21 years since I’ve moved to the U.S. and it was just last year when I took...

Black AIDS Day

Gloria blogs for the Huffington Post Throughout my career as an actress and activist, I have learned that determination and focus are the most valuable tools in achieving success. And yet, in our fight against HIV/AIDS here in the U.S., we seem to have lost our collective focus. In fact, late last year, we learned that we have 40 percent more new infections in this country than we previously thought. This February...

Peace

I have never woken up to a more beautiful morning.