"The truth is, that hole in your heart, exactly the same size and shape of your child, will never ever go away, but the love that oozes from it has more power to change the world than anything I’ve ever known.” Angela Miller

Take this journey with your Bronx Warrior Goddess and hear how my training and experience in the original Rainbow Coalition with the Panther Party gave me the courage, resilience and tools to help my daughter fight for her life in her battle with cancer. We were two warriors who struggled, cried, and laughed together as we overcame whatever was thrown at us. We faced overwhelming odds as Cristina and I stood up to the cancer treatment and its many consequences.   I had to be Activist Mama and guard my daughter always. I was the Lioness at the door and also had to be all the love, beauty and joy possible in a world  filled with only pain and uncertainty.  This story illuminates incredible courage, resilience and grace, showing how a mother and daughter found light no matter the darkness, hope where there was none, and love when there was only terror and exhaustion.   Watch Shirley MacLaine  in "Terms of Endearment." This brief scene reminds me of exactly how I felt most of the time.  And what I actually had to do sometimes.  I wish she would have shared her academy award with me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1AIroyiLEM.

Next week I will interview  Paul Coates,  the former Defense Captain of the Baltimore Branch of the Panther Party.  This will be extremely interesting. Definitely tune in. So listen up! And let’s kick some ass!

Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world. Dolores Huerta

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