80.4 million Americans, 58.3% of the workforce, currently make the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, which hasn't changed since 2009. $7.25/hr comes out to rougly $14,500/yr or $1,208/mo. This is not a livable wage in 2021. The average cost of living in the United States is $20,195/person/year which converts roughly to $1,682/person/month. If… Continue reading Raise the Minimum Wage to $15/hour
Category: Advocacy
Willie B. Smith III, An AL Death Row Inmate: A Direct Human Rights, Disability Justice, and Religious Freedom Case
Willie B. Smith III is currently on the Alabama Department of Corrections Death Row serving a 1992 sentence for the kidnapping and murder of Sharma Ruth Johnson. There is no doubt of the seriousness of his crime. However, his punishment does not fit his crime. His case is directly a human rights, disability justice, and… Continue reading Willie B. Smith III, An AL Death Row Inmate: A Direct Human Rights, Disability Justice, and Religious Freedom Case
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My Gender and Disability Journey
Alright, so here goes my post on gender and disability. As I’ve mentioned before, I am nonbinary. I'm also AMAB (meaning I was born male). I first started exploring my gender about 6 months ago. I've always been into makeup and other more traditionally feminine things. And I just felt different. I decided on the… Continue reading My Gender and Disability Journey
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Thoughts on the horrific treatment of Black people in America, from a white person.
There are two systems of "justice" in America. One for white people (typically slaps on the wrists), and another for Black people (typically ends in death). That is not justice. Justice is supposed to be equal. We all should be equal in the eyes of the law. Every crime should be prosecuted the same way, despite differences in things like race or skin color. It is time for reform. It is time for us to stand up together against our so-called justice system. Everyone should be equally prosecuted with the same rights and the same laws of justice. It's not happening, and it's damn well past the time for it to start. We must fix it and we must fix it now. Black lives fucking matter.
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New Diagnosis
I have been dealing with an excess of doctors appointments to identify the source of my lack of energy and increased pain. Most of these appointments have been with a rheumatologist at Children's of Alabama in Birmingham. We ran blood work that indicated that antigen HLA-B27 was positive, which is an indicator of arthritis. With that… Continue reading New Diagnosis
Derek I. Schmitz 
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