In the complex terrain of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, we confront the intricate web of systemic injustices entrenched within our society. Each step forward feels like a battle against the shadows of the past, a daunting task that … Continue reading Resilience Unveiled: Confronting DEI Challenges in a Global Context
With present-day Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) efforts on the brink of finding their place with reconstruction, civil rights, voting rights, and affirmative action, upon the scrap heap of history of past racial justice initiatives, Racial justice seekers, including marginalized communities … Continue reading Resilience
In a world cowered by what other people think, my superpower is authenticity. I know who I am, I know what my purpose in this life is, I know what I value. I have done the inner work necessary to … Continue reading My Superpower
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
The voice of clarity is not to be taken lightly as an African American, especially considering that African Americans naturally have the connotation of being angry and unable to portray calm emotions, and this notion dates back to Jim Crow … Continue reading Speaking in Clarity
There was a time when I held the naive belief that I, a “white” person, could grasp the full weight of racism. 3 decades later, I stand corrected. With each encounter, each new perspective peels back another layer, revealing the … Continue reading Living Unapologetically In a Racist World
Fannie Lou Hamer stated, “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” I am tired of the truth being distorted, I am sick of people believing that there is equality in America, and I am tired of being … Continue reading It’s Clear to me that Systemic Racism is embedded in American Institutions: Do you see it at play?
In 2005, the state of Florida became the first of 24 states in the union to enact a Stand Your Ground law, allowing individuals who feel threatened by an aggressor to defend themselves, inclusive of using a firearm with deadly … Continue reading Stand Your Ground: Speaking Truth to Power
