EJI’s Community Remembrance Project: Collecting Soil for Mr. Frank Dodd
I’m not sure exactly when I heard about EJI’s (Equal Justice Initiative) Community Remembrance Project, but I know that when I heard about it, I wanted to figure out a way to participate. I want to be a part of creating a greater awareness about our nation’s dark history, not just slavery, but the way …
An Open Letter to Jemar Tisby
Dear Mr. Tisby, After the election, I was reading the news, lamenting on Twitter, and trying to listen to the voices that I felt were most marginalized by the comments our newly elected president had made on his campaign trail. Listen and lament. Listen and lament. But after about a week, I was drowning in a …
A Letter to White People (including Myself) + Reading and Resource List
February 28, 2017 Dear White People (including myself), As Black History Month wraps up, I want to make a plea that we all choose not be done with Black History for the year. Current events are daily revealing how necessary it is that all Americans learn Black History all year long. For how long? For …
In The Pipeline: Black Friday Edition
Happy Thanksgiving Friends! (That’s me waving to you from across the pond!) Since I am not cooking a turkey or even baking making Grandmother’s rolls today, I thought I would take a few minutes to share a collection of the thoughts of my heart from the past week or so. Because I am just a …