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“Adorazione,” Patriarchy, and Dead Women

At age 48, I’m so tired of watching women die.

Dec 15, 2024

A porcelain Madonna statue with rosy red cheeks, surrounded by a halo of stars. Dominant colors of tawny yellow, green, pink, and blue shadow.

Dec 15, 2024

Trying to make sense of ICE raids while listening to 1980’s hits.

Call me. I’ll arrive. You can call me any day or night.

Feb 1

Bubble words that say “Keep Immigrant Communities Safe” in multiple colors appears on top of the words “report ICE abuses to the Ohio Immigrant Hotline” followed by the hotline number 419–777-HELP (4357) and hotline@ohioimmigrant.org.

Feb 1

How to Quit Amazon

A step-by-step guide to ending this toxic relationship.

Dec 23, 2024

How to Quit Amazon

Dec 23, 2024

“All Lives Matter” — About Half as Much as His

Talking about systemic racism with a wealthy, white man.

Dec 17, 2024

A Black man wearing a white hat and a brown suede bomber jacket holds a hand-written sign that says “Silence is Violence.”

Dec 17, 2024

The Most Powerful, Least Used Narrative Tool: Humanizing Photos of Immigrants

Zeroing in on a point I made in an earlier Medium article, “Immigration Policy and Media Narrative are not a Blood Sport.”

Dec 10, 2024

The Most Powerful, Least Used Narrative Tool: Humanizing Photos of Immigrants

Dec 10, 2024

Immigration Policy and Media Narratives Are Not a Blood Support

If immigrant advocates want politicians and the media to handle “immigration” differently, we need to change our approach, too.

Oct 22, 2024

A post from @tramontela on X/Twitter reads “46 ppl die in truck + @NPR 1st ? is “how do deaths factor into immig debate?” They’re PEOPLE, not “factors.” How about these questions: Who were they? Why did they come to US? What were their plans + dreams? Why don’t we have policy that facilitates asylum rather than death?”

Oct 22, 2024

“I hurt you because I love you.”

Trump’s concept of love is the same as any abuser’s.

Oct 17, 2024

“I hurt you because I love you.”

Oct 17, 2024

Ohio is a Laboratory for Welcoming and Belonging

#OneLoveOhio highlights stories of love and community connection

Oct 3, 2024

A heart-shaped taupe leaf rests on a concrete marine green background.

Oct 3, 2024

NEW: Congressional Budget Office Data Shows Migrants Expand the Economy

Will Ohio Embrace the Brain Gain?

Jul 29, 2024

Goura Ndiaye was an electrician in Ohio, before being deported to Mauritania by the Trump administration.

Jul 29, 2024

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik did what eight Akron City Council members asked, and cancelled public…

On June 14, eight members of the Akron City Council sent a letter to Mayor Shammas Malik urging him to cancel Juneteenth events following a…

Jun 16, 2024

From Danita Drake Chapton, on Facebook: “The council just really wanted the Juneteenth events canceled which is BS. So the Mayor did right by canceling everything. We the people in those communities wanted our Juneteenth festivals. So I hope the council have that same concern when 4th of July come!”

Jun 16, 2024

In Two Years, the U.S. Immigration Boom Will Be an Economic Boon if We Embrace Immigrants

Most politicians have 24/05 vision. They can’t see past Election Day, November 5, 2024. But all this huffing about the recent arrival of…

May 22, 2024

Headline on Cleveland.com: “How to boost Cleveland’s population? Immigrants, international students are key”

May 22, 2024

Northeast Ohio Mayors Seek Solutions to Help Black Mauritanians Settle In

“There are plumbers in the room,” said Maryam Sy, and the mayors’ ears perked up. “This young man managed a restaurant in Mauritania. They…

May 22, 2024

Northeast Ohio Mayors Seek Solutions to Help Black Mauritanians Settle In

May 22, 2024

“Land Acknowledgments” Ring False as Universities Arrest People Supporting Palestinians’ Right to…

I first learned about land acknowledgments at an event hosted by the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy. They seemed a step forward…

May 1, 2024

“I will never get over this interview.” — post on X by Fiza Pirani, journalist and truth-teller, reposting an interview on ABC 7, shared by PALESTINE ONLINE, in which the father of a USC student explains why he joined his daughter in protesting the genocide.

May 1, 2024

“Let Live or Let Die” — It’s not a Bond movie, it’s a choice in immigration policy.

For now, the U.S. government has chosen “Let Die.”

Jan 21, 2024

A young man with a blurred face wears a t-shirt that says “Peace, Justice, Freedom, Dignity for All.”

Jan 21, 2024

Mauritanian “ghost boats,” economic violence, and dying to live

The Atlantic Ocean is a graveyard for “ghost boats” of people dying in search of freedom — including Black people from Mauritania.

Jul 3, 2023

Two men stand in a canoe looking out over blue and black water.

Jul 3, 2023

In Ohio, Black Mauritanians Rev Up the Cycle of Mutual Aid and Community Support

It’s time for the rest of us to help.

Jun 13, 2023

In Ohio, Black Mauritanians Rev Up the Cycle of Mutual Aid and Community Support

Jun 13, 2023

Cleveland Heights, This Is A Serious Question

Will our first elected mayor be a serial tax evader?

Oct 29, 2021

The headline asks “Is this the leader for Cleveland Heights?” and is followed by a headline from Cleveland Stonewall Democrats that says “Cleveland Heights Mayoral Candidate Danforth Stated She Would Only Advocate for LGBTQIA+ Rights If It Was Popular With Other Constituent Demographics”

Oct 29, 2021

I’m about to give you all of my secrets…

Lessons learned about advocacy communications in the Trump years.

Nov 30, 2020

Jesus with his children outside the supermarket in Willard, Ohio (July 2017).

Nov 30, 2020

#BlackLivesMatter in Ohio Towns and Villages, Too

The passionate crowds gathering in major cities across the U.S., calling for an end to racism and the murder of Black people by police…

Jun 4, 2020

#BlackLivesMatter in Ohio Towns and Villages, Too

Jun 4, 2020

Keep COVID-19 Out of Ohio Jails, Prisons, and Courts

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, Ohio Immigrant Alliance and allies are circulating a list of policies needed to protect immigrants and…

Mar 17, 2020

Keep COVID-19 Out of Ohio Jails, Prisons, and Courts

Mar 17, 2020

Lynn Tramonte

Lynn Tramonte

Director, Ohio Immigrant Alliance and President, Anacaona. Ohioan and lifetime #antiracism #immigration advocate. Views are my own, unless you agree!

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