Hope is the strongest emotion humans have. Without the gift of hope, there is no reason to live. When void of hope, we cannot imagine the future having a different outcome than the current course. What else is there to … Continue reading Harmony Beyond Silence: Redefining Peace
This Tweetology of semi-related statements about christian Nationalism and the Great Replacement Theory (GRT) are ready to cut, paste, and post. Continue reading A Tweetology of christian Nationalism
No Justice, No Peace, Know Justice, Know Peace Such is the familiar rallying cry during protests. It’s a message to the powers that be, that a change must come, for peace to reign. Until then there will be no peace. … Continue reading No Justice, No Peace
Pass the Turkey, Pass the Stuffing as we celebrate how the indigenous people shared life-preserving sustenance with the immigrants at Plymouth Rock. Because there was “Plenty Enough to Share.” This assured the European’s survival. As we celebrate The History of Thanksgiving, … Continue reading Plenty Enough to Share
Cole Arthur Riley. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us. Convergent Books, 2002. ISBN 978-0-593-23979-7.In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Susan Moore, an African-American physician in Indiana, was hospitalized with the virus. She caught … Continue reading Book Review of Cole Arthur Riley’s This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us
I often wonder how much our indigenous brothers and sisters regret feeding the “illegal immigrants” who arrived in what we now call “The Americas.” Genocide and Boarding schools ensued shortly after the arrival of the “settlers” who came upon a … Continue reading Is There Really an Effort to Dismantle Health Inequity in America?
In a day of renown by some and mourning by others, the majority culture shared resources with new minority immigrant families, bettered their lives, and gave their sustenance and care a fighting chance. “Thanksgiving as a holiday originates from the … Continue reading November’s Theme: Thanksgiving, Collaboration, and the Dismantling of Barriers to Health Equity
Early in my professional career, I heard an unfamiliar phrase from a corporate CEO during a town hall meeting. The CEO asked everyone in the organization to follow his lead and “Trust first, then, if necessary, verify.” At that time, … Continue reading Health Equity – Trust, Then Verify
“In a day of renown by some and mourning by others, the majority culture shared resources with new minority immigrant families, bettered their lives, and gave their sustenance and care a fighting chance. According to the online resource http://www.nativehope.com, “Thanksgiving … Continue reading “Of Thanksgiving and (the Lack of) Health Equity – a Rhapsody in B Flat”
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