As a young white girl growing up outside Detroit, I had a lot of questions. Why is the city a shell of the past? Why are there so many beautiful, abandoned buildings? Why did my grandparents celebrate their wedding reception … Continue reading Think Back, Act Forward: History’s Crucial Role in the Quest for Justice
Does America Have the Capacity for the Enduring Qualities of Change? Let’s take a moment to ponder. They gazed into the heavens, and at first shine, they glowed, and they blazed in the brilliance of the color spectrum of magnificence. … Continue reading Resting Upon Fallen Leaves
Was it just a dream, the American dream, Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s dream? Now, I look clearly into the reality of a world gone sideways. In this sideway space where America finds itself, the division has toppled systems of … Continue reading Was It Just A Dream?
Three Fifths Magazine three year anniversary edition, April 2024, features contributors “Speaking In Clear Voice: Articulately, Accurately, and Unashamed.” We reflect on becoming racial justice seekers and finding our unique voice. If this were an audio recording, I’d insert spit-take here! My first … Continue reading My First English: The Vernacular of the KKK
Heavy metal pioneers and popular rapper team up with the “Drum Major for Justice” against the power-hungry Evil Triplets. Continue reading Black Sabbath & T-Pain Join MLK’s March on Militarism
“We Shall Overcome” became the theme song of the Civil Rights Movement. It was the backdrop and battle cry for the fight for equality, and human and civil rights. “We Shall Overcome” motivated the descendants of former slaves and their … Continue reading We Shall Overcome
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
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