On June 19th, America observes the newest National Holiday, Juneteenth. That day we commemorated when Texas’ enslaved people received the news that they were set free two years after the fact. Today many Americas don’t want to acknowledge the wrong … Continue reading The June Issue: When “I’m Sorry” just won’t do. Real Talk About Reparations
“Please, we need your help. We have recently suffered from the worst of possible tragedies, of which we had no part in this most unfortunate matter that has been so egregious and damaging to our crops, property, and livestock. Our … Continue reading Remorse, Taking Responsibility, and Reparations
Rihanna Out of the backdrop, the images begin to take shape. The grays merge into pink, trimmed in crimson, and blacks glow from turquoise to blues. With the emergence of light, bearings take hold and plant feet firmly on the … Continue reading “When The Sun Shines, We’ll Shine Together.”
Color Blind,As many in America try to grapple with the ramifications of a changing nation, a not-so-new method of white supremacy has manipulated some, fooled others, and downright weaponized those antithetical to a multiethnic democracy. Cultural colorblindness, on its surface, … Continue reading Three-Fifths Magazine May, Colorblind Issue
How do you stop a bad habit? How do you silence an off-color joke? How do you unsee something outlandish, and how do you undo something that has been done for years, centuries, and even longer? That is the dilemma … Continue reading The Other Side Of The Track
Have you ever experienced it, been hurt, or benefited from it? At first glance, it may appear harmless. Left to its own devices of the status quo, America will never change, as some use it to employ the same divisive … Continue reading April Anniversary theme “Un-othering Othering in America.”
Every community has its own history. My community, northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA), isn’t much different. NEPA has its destinations for skiing, hiking, and fishing. We have top schools as well as business incubators to start your business. You would think NEPA … Continue reading We Need to Address The “Othering Crisis”
December 20th of last year, the Netherlands issued an apology for its part in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Could that signal the beginning of the end of a discriminatory system established many centuries ago, or is it simply a blip … Continue reading The Power To Make A Change: Angels of Agency
As we enter the 2023 version of a new spring, the March theme is “Hope Springs Eternal.” The familiar words were given life from the pen of the ready writer, the English poet Alexander Pope. With so many questions about the direction … Continue reading The March Theme: Hope Springs Eternal
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