For teachers, parents, and students, August is a time for new beginnings. Much like the commemoration of the New Year on January 1st, it’s marked with fresh starts, resolutions, and renewed hopes. August signals the beginning of the school year, … Continue reading When the Lion Writes: Reclaiming the Narrative of History
Still I Rise By Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you … Continue reading Nothing Can Keep Us Down
This is a relevant topic for this day and age. The chance to strive for what is greater, advancing in personal life as well as career life. Many may ask how true success is measured. I’d like to begin with … Continue reading Rising To The Top With Faith, Honest Strategy, And Respect
When we talk about Truth and Reconciliation, we cannot selectively decide whose truth matters. Nor can we reconcile only for the comfortable, the familiar, or the visible. For Black immigrants in the United States, truth remains suppressed, and reconciliation deferred. … Continue reading The Truth They Don’t Tell: Black Inmigración, ICE, and the Urgency of Reconciliation
The Arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. -Theodore Parker The philosophy behind bending the Arc is central to the whole Truth and Reconciliation conversation. The arc moves a gradual process involving incremental steps forward that overcome … Continue reading Bending the Arc
A young white man from southern Missouri approached me on a dark street in Ferguson, Missouri during the 2014 uprising. Around us, young Black citizens were demanding their humanity be acknowledged in policing practices and policies. He asked—maybe innocently, maybe … Continue reading Why Can’t They “Just Forgive”?
I’ve been spending time with Archibald MacLeish’s poem Land of the Free. Written in 1937, MacLeish describes this work as a “book of photographs illustrated by a poem”. Every phrase of verse has been isolated and anchored by MacLeish to … Continue reading Land of the Free?
There is a familiar childhood phrase often heard in schoolyards. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” While it’s meant to deflect hurtful language, many of us know better. Words can cut deep. Words … Continue reading I Came for Cake, Stayed for Reconciliation
Contact: Three-Fifths Magazine Email: kevin.robinson@threefifths.online Website: www.threefifths.online — Three-Fifths Magazine Unveils Powerful July Theme: “Truth and Reconciliation” July 2025 — United States — As America marks its 249th year, Three-Fifths Magazine releases a stirring and timely July theme: “Truth and Reconciliation.” … Continue reading Three-Fifths Magazine July Theme Review
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