Women’s Healthcare in the Eye of the Storm
As most readers understand, the egregious disparities that exist in the American health care system pre-existed the Covid-19 pandemic. The virus merely spotlighted the profound ways that the Black community, and, for the purpose of this article, Black women in particular, are impacted by a critically biased and increasingly open racialized system. Continue reading Women’s Healthcare in the Eye of the Storm
The Storm Is Us!
I write all these things to make the point that, “Often the storm is in us, often the storm IS US!” We regularly perceive the storm to be external, however it is our own cultural/inner beliefs, anger, and fighting that cause the storm. It is our own self-defense, and aggression, and individualism, and militarism that leads us to believe the storm is an external one to fight. Continue reading The Storm Is Us!
Black Butterfly
“Black Butterfly, you can do most anything your heart desires.Freedom comes from understanding who you are. It’s time to reclaim your place amongst the stars.Spread your wings and fly.” -Sounds of Blackness With a brilliant display of orange framed in ebony, … Continue reading Black Butterfly
The Only One In The Room
Growing up in Worthington, Ohio, from the second grade until my 1980 graduation, I often found myself the only one in the room. You may ask what do you mean; were there no other children in the room? As an Island of … Continue reading The Only One In The Room
Death By a Thousand Cuts
The e-mail brought the news of the ballet’s arrival to our town. We’d been waiting so I got on the venue’s website right away to find information about the school matinee. I noticed the announcement stating that “scholarships” would be … Continue reading Death By a Thousand Cuts
The Dream of Family
MLK taught us that belonging to each other will give us the American Dream Continue reading The Dream of Family
They Can’t Kill Us All
Rarely in history have things felt more urgent than they do right now. The late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in his “I Have A Dream” speech delivered at the march on Washington on August 28, 1963, says this, … Continue reading They Can’t Kill Us All
The August Theme: The Urgency Of The Moment
In recent years, we have repeatedly heard the quote, “The fierce urgency of now.” However, The Three-Fifths August Issue will focus on a lesser-known phrase as its theme from the same “I Have a Dream speech.” “the urgency of the moment,” in context. In Honor of the … Continue reading The August Theme: The Urgency Of The Moment
What the Metanoia? A U-Turn for the American Church
Part 2 of “The Cure for GRT (Great Replacement Theory) Paranoia…“ “What do you mean by fruits of repentance [metanoia]?” Some people asked John the Baptizer. “Show how spiritual you are in practical ways. You can start by noticing your … Continue reading What the Metanoia? A U-Turn for the American Church
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