Unveiling the Intersections of Racism and Conservation in Native America.
Unveiling the Intersection of Racism and Conservation in Native America Living in the Northern Plains, where the heartbeat of life resonates through pristine mountains, plains, and rivers, one cannot escape the historic shadows of racism deeply rooted in this land, … Continue reading Unveiling the Intersections of Racism and Conservation in Native America.
The Original Big Lie And its Shape-Shifting Offspring
“The judgment was set, and the books were opened.” Daniel 7:10 Many cross-baring, scripture-quoting, Christ-confessing believers are familiar with this apocalyptic scripture of Judgment Day. Some may think to themselves, where did those books come from? We thought we had … Continue reading The Original Big Lie And its Shape-Shifting Offspring
Hotter Than July in Vicksburg, Mississippi. 1863.
July 4, 1863. Ulysses S. Grant crowned a 47-day battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi with the surrender of tens-of-thousands of confederates. It dealt the enemy a punishing blow from which the Southern slavers and aristocracy would fail to recover. There were … Continue reading Hotter Than July in Vicksburg, Mississippi. 1863.
Healing Through Truth – Breaking Cognitive Inertia for a Healthier America
In the sweltering heat of July, when temperatures soar, a different kind of heat also intensifies: the heat of social injustice and the cognitive inertia that perpetuates it. Cognitive inertia, the reluctance to change long-held beliefs even when evidence suggests … Continue reading Healing Through Truth – Breaking Cognitive Inertia for a Healthier America
Wanted: Fire Fighters
Fire can be one of the greatest destructive forces known to man. It has the ability to spread rapidly and get out of control. Once out of control it can create irreparable damage and take some time to extinguish. Such … Continue reading Wanted: Fire Fighters
HOT July – Part I
Equal Rights As a backdrop against the July 4th holiday, which many Americans leverage to enjoy celebrating our country’s 1776 Independence from Great Britain, it seems apropos to explore, contrast, and expose the ongoing, overt lack of independence unjustly denied … Continue reading HOT July – Part I
HOT July – Part II
In the early 1900s and all the way up to the late 1960s, African Americans/Blacks had to fight for Fair Employment laws. Even then, the employment that was offered was unequal, with lower wages and fewer benefits, if any, than … Continue reading HOT July – Part II
Curing America’s “Hotter Than July” Cognitive Inertia By Recapturing The Narrative.
“Like a boil that can never be cured so long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injustice must be exposed, with all the tension its exposure creates, to the … Continue reading Curing America’s “Hotter Than July” Cognitive Inertia By Recapturing The Narrative.
The Power of Teaching Truth
Growing up, I swallowed the school stories hook, line, and sinker. Thanksgiving was supposedly a lovely feast where Pilgrims and Native Americans held hands and sang “Kumbaya” over a table full of turkey. Christopher Columbus? Oh, he was the fearless … Continue reading The Power of Teaching Truth
Three-Fifths 