The real meaning of Thanksgiving has morphed a great deal throughout my life. I don’t mean to be disrespectful or rain on anyone’s parade here. But I must admit, my current understanding of Thanksgiving is not a “pretty” one. But … Continue reading The Tooth Fairy, “White” Jesus, and Thanksgiving
“Autumn is a season for transformation and a time to acknowledge the ache in our souls as we let go of the warmth of what was and enter into the cold unknown of what’s to come. But there is so … Continue reading Embracing Change
In the United States, pursuing social, physical, financial, or mental health while Black can be the very thing that harms you. It wasn’t poor nutrition that hurt Toni’s mental health. It was psychological danger. Toni grew up in East Birmingham, … Continue reading Being Black and Feeling Blue in a White-Centered Country
By Robin Schlenger and Robin Mallison Alpern Hashtag: whitewomen, racism, socialjustice, Thearcofwhitewomanhood, whitefeminism We came together several years ago to collaborate on creating an anti-racist training series for white women. Our purpose in creating The Arc of White Womanhood is … Continue reading The True Colors of White Womanhood
Over a century ago, in The Souls of Black Folk, his classic 1903 treatise on the challenges of racism nationally and globally, W. E. B. Du Bois argued that “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the … Continue reading The Color Line: America’s Problem or Promise?
The Autumn season brings the year to a glorious crescendo of color, “True Colors.” Cooler temperatures withdraw the masking of the greening chlorophyll to reveal each leaf’s true colors. We commonly call it fall foliage. In the same way, America’s … Continue reading The October Theme, True Colors
In her book, “The Very Good Gospel,” Lisa Sharon Harper defines “shalom” as “everything wrong made right again.” It is my favorite definition of the word. As the world catches fire– literally and metaphorically through increasing social rhetoric and violent … Continue reading No Whitewashed Leaves
Sometimes appearances can be deceiving. What we may see at first glance may not be the reality upon taking a deeper look. In other words, not everything that glitters is gold. It may be pyrite, AKA “Fools’ Gold.” America’s gold … Continue reading America’s Fools’ Gold
As we move into the month of September, we can see how various celebrations begin to take shape. One of these celebrations, rooted in the Hispanic heritage, has aroused in recent years a deep sense of reflection not only in … Continue reading We Are Here: Roots and Ancestral Resistance
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