I realize on a deep and cosmic level that I may die dreaming of Black freedom. That will not be fine but I accept all that is, a world that is not safe but can be joyous, the racism, the struggle, and witnessing how so many Whites have remained stuck in honoring White supremacy. Those of…
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Rosa Parks, White Binaries, and How Media Protects White Families?
On this day as we celebrate the historical moments of Rosa Parks and all that led up to that point and thereafter, I want to celebrate with you and offer this reflection. I would like us to ponder how we know next to nothing about the white people who were on that bus that day?…
Saving Dolphins, Saving Blackness
We save people and things that we believe need our help; dolphins, abused children, earth, and rare species. With only so many hours in a day, there are limits to the causes we can support, so choosing people/causes/things to save requires deep thought and reflection. All over Facebook, for example, there is the ice bucket…