Weed Killers
Springtime is the season for treating weeds. Every time the grass is cut however, it gives the appearance that the weed problem was resolved, but shortly afterwards, more weeds. The problem is, the roots lie beneath the surface and if … Continue reading Weed Killers
Like a Broken Record
President Johnson Ponders Dr. King and the process of getting the Voting Rights Act of 1965 worked out. On reflection, this is more of the Deja vu we are experiencing. As this generation walks through the social-political minefields of our day … Continue reading Like a Broken Record
I’ve heard it all before
I’ve seen this before. I’ve heard it all before. “Land of the free, home of the brave.” That’s what some people say. All of this has been said before; these differences in opinion are not new but have been pointed … Continue reading I’ve heard it all before
Breaking Fear Through Faith & Justice
“Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the end of safety. And at such a moment, unable to see and not daring to imagine … Continue reading Breaking Fear Through Faith & Justice
Tear it down
Race is a sociopolitical construct, a long word and a long way of saying that human beings made it up. Not revelation brought down from a mountain like Moses in Exodus but it was built into a system of oppression … Continue reading Tear it down
Re-making from the Breaking
Some things need to be broken so that something new and redemptive can be made from the pain and the pieces. A “Christian” man from a nationally known conservative evangelical family who lives just 20 miles down the road from … Continue reading Re-making from the Breaking
When Compromise is Embedded in our Culture
Recently, I was discussing COVID-19 with Christina Anounassar, a fellow mixie who resides in Canada. We were sharing opinions regarding the number of people of color not getting vaccinated, the historical legacy of medical experimentation and the resulting lack of … Continue reading When Compromise is Embedded in our Culture
Walking Out of America’s Here
Maybe you felt it; that gnawing, uncomfortable sense that some of those people outside your sphere may be right, while some you trusted and listened to are wrong, and worse, they lied to you. In a more heightened way, dominant, … Continue reading Walking Out of America’s Here
Stop Asian Hate
megt.artwork The article below was written by Meg Tysen, a sweet, intelligent, and talented 18-year-old artist and writer. She is a Biracial Amerasian young woman and daughter of a Japanese-born mother and an American-born father. Listen to her share her … Continue reading Stop Asian Hate
Three-Fifths 