Okay, so Father’s Day and Juneteenth have aligned this year. Here is our opportunity to contribute to a GLOBAL celebration of BOTH!!! For me, six months into the year has already felt like 12 months. I’m exhausted and need a...
Category - Race
Some of the Best Juneteenth Articles
The designation of Juneteenth as a national holiday in 2021 was the first time the government had...
The U.S. Capitol Insurrection is Bigger than Trump!
Like many Americans, I sat through two hours of disturbing testimony and video footage as the US...
While You Might Be Racist, That Doesn’t Mean You’re Guilty
“Tragically, American culture, from the very beginning, developed around the ideas of race and...
There is No “All Lives” Without “Black Lives”
In 2016, a standup comedian named Michael Che did a skit that grapples with the question, “WHY is...
The Academy Awards Has been Stuck Between Chris Rock and Jada...
The Oscars were lambasted back in 2015 for a lack of diversity in all four acting categories. Only...
This Sentence Makes it Difficult to Deny Racial Systemic...
This is what systemic inequities look like. I struggled with what to title this blog post. There...
What Is Juneteenth?
On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing Juneteenth, June 19, a US federal...
Revisiting Beloved Community
Once again, I find my ability to work for and believe in the notion of Beloved Community tested...
“Love It or Leave It”
“Love It or Leave It” Go Back Where You Came From At a campaign rally in...