Category Archives: Racism/Race Issues
What’s the big deal about Brittney Johnson!?!
I’m so glad you asked! She’s the first Black female lead in the role of Glinda on Broadway’s Wicked! I am very hopeful that by the time Anna is a grown woman we won’t have to make a big deal … Continue reading
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Brooklyn Thanksgiving ~ 2021
It’s really hard to top watching the Macy’s Parade live and in person, then being able to just get on the train and go back home. I know I say this all the time but: I can’t believe I live … Continue reading
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My Word of the Year: 2021
I’m not normally one to pick a word for the year but when I started using Power Sheets by Cultivate What Matters I decided I could give it a try. Last year’s word (entrust) came to me so clearly and … Continue reading
Big news!
I’ve written a book! And I’m scared to death to reveal this to you because I’m incredibly vulnerable in it. I share my journey of learning about race and some of the struggles I endured along the way. I began … Continue reading
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People keep asking the same question:
Facebook post from 8/30/2020 – In response to a few of the comments my FB post from 8/29/2020, I wrote the following: What can we do about this? Where to start? 1. Listen. (Read. Research.) You can’t fix what you … Continue reading
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Pet peeve (or three?)
Facebook post from 8/29/2020 – I wrote this post after reading so much junk on Facebook that my body physically felt ill. I emailed it to Matt to read before posting to make sure I was saying what I wanted … Continue reading
From my point of view…
…there’s a reason there’s a difference in the outcry for Breonna Taylor and those like her and the outcry for Cannon Hinnant. I am sharing my point of view on my blog for those who are actually trying to learn … Continue reading
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Grace, Justice, & Mercy
Bryan Stevenson is one of this nation’s most influential public interest lawyers and the Founder & Director of the Equal Justice Initiative. For over 30 years, Stevenson has dedicated his life to help release those wrongly condemned on death row. He has also successfully advocated to eliminate the prosecution of children as adults. Leading the charge for a renewed conversation about racism in the US by connecting contemporary injustices with slavery, lynching, and segregation, Stevenson is the bestselling author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. Continue reading
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Microaggressions
Your intent does not determine your impact. Continue reading
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This is Us and Why We Should Celebrate Black History Month
“I can recall a time on set when I started crying listening to an actor portray a racist grandmother toward my character. The director and writers told me that they didn’t need me to cry for the scene. However, it was hard for me not to cry as I witnessed what I had just learned was my reality. I wasn’t acting, I was crying for me. Can you imagine having to explain to a room full of white people why I couldn’t hold back my real tears while experiencing the pain of racism? I can.”
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