"I have decided to stick with love…Hate is too great a burden to bear." ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Every year I have the honor of teaching diverse 6th grade classes about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Alongside my colleague, Marion, who marched with King and vividly remembers the burden of hate, ...

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The New Year can be the launch pad for great positive change and a time to commit (or recommit) to good eating habits. Those who are non-vegan are often looking to become healthier but get overwhelmed the first few weeks when they try to analyze nutritional advice from countless sources (many of ...

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My friend Mark Mathew Braunstein, a vegan activist and author from way back, sent me a vintage bumper sticker that reads “Love Animals, Don’t Eat Them.” Since I’m a bumperless Manhattanite, I stuck it on my laptop and it elicits comments from people who see it in the coffee shops where I ...

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In this article I am going to knock down two coconuts with a single stone, inviting you to join me in removing degrading and/or violent animal euphemism from your language while accentuating the roles beautiful animal symbolism plays in our lives. Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where ...

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Holidays are all about celebration, spending time with family and friends, letting loose, relaxation and lots of laughs. Don’t forget what it’s all about! Do you remember that Christmas morning feeling you used to get as a kid? Don’t squash that feeling. Any ounce of excitement you have for the ...

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For last year’s Xmas meal, I asked Mom what she was hankerin’ for. "Ol’ down-home Southern food," she said. Wow, OK, that’s a challenge for a vegan (but everybody ought to look at Bryant Terry’s excellent cooking—the guy is sooo good). So it was my task to veganize chicken-fried steak, crawdaddy ...

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