OHF Weekly - OHF WEEKLY

OHF Weekly — 13 May 2022 ∙ 7 minutes read

OHF Weekly Names Writing Contest Winners

🎉 VOL 4 NO 20: Congratulations to winners Charles Estacious White and Sylvia Wohlfarth, and all who entered our Equal People short story writing contest ...

OHF Weekly, Clay Rivers — 06 May 2022 ∙ 3 minutes read

Until the Lion Tells the Story

VOL 4 NO 19: Clay Rivers on how power determines America’s narrative, who tells it, and more; Erik Deckers on the irritating and derailing nature of “#NotAllWhitePeople”; and Jesse Wilson on the indignities People of Color suffer due to their skin color ...

OHF Weekly, Clay Rivers — 29 April 2022 ∙ 4 minutes read

Is God Love?

VOL 4 NO 18: Clay Rivers, John Metta, Michael Greiner, and Rebecca Hyman tackle love in Christianity, surviving and thriving as a Black person in white America, the benefits of restorative justice, and the origins of whiteness ...

OHF Weekly, Sherry Kappel — 22 April 2022 ∙ 6 minutes read

On Icons and Justice

VOL 4 NO 17: Sherry Kappel on the role of an icon and the purpose they do—or don’t—fulfill. What are their qualifications? When do they do more harm than good? And other related topics ...

OHF Weekly, Clay Rivers — 15 April 2022 ∙ 8 minutes read

When the Punchline Doesn’t Justify the Joke

VOL 4 NO 16: By now we all know of “the slap heard round the world” and have read more takes than we can remember, but Clay Rivers has just a few final thoughts to add to the mix. ...

OHF Weekly, stephen matlock — 08 April 2022 ∙ 7 minutes read

The Reset: When Good Intentions Yield Bad Results

VOL 4 NO 15: “The Reset: When Good Intentions Yield Bad Results,” Kim McCaul on the value of shame as a way forward to connect with our shared humanity and empathy ...

Clay Rivers, stephen matlock, Sherry Kappel, OHF Weekly — 03 April 2022 ∙ 3 minutes read

OHF Weekly Writing Contest + Cash Prize for the Winner!

This year’s “Equal People” series is back—with a twist: a cash prize for the top writer ...

OHF Weekly, Clay Rivers — 01 April 2022 ∙ 7 minutes read

Afrophobia. Yes, It’s a Thing.

VOL 4 NO 14: Afrophobia. Yes, That’s a Thing. Clay Rivers on the biggest obstacle to achieving a racially equitable society and its solution. ...

OHF Weekly, Sherry Kappel — 25 March 2022 ∙ 7 minutes read

Refocus: Perspective in the Midst of Chaos

VOL 4 NO 13: In the midst of global, national, and even personal chaos, there is still a place of peace ...

OHF Weekly, Clay Rivers — 18 March 2022 ∙ 6 minutes read

The Simplicity of Equality

VOL 4 NO 12: All who journey to equality follow the same principle: the humanity they see in themselves is identical to that in someone else ...

OHF Weekly, stephen matlock — 11 March 2022 ∙ 7 minutes read

Resistance Is the Price of Justice

VOL 4 NO 11: Sylvia Wohlfarth on the discrimination faced by Africans fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, and stephen matlock on the continuous need to push for justice ...

OHF Weekly, Clay Rivers — 04 March 2022 ∙ 8 minutes read

Americans Love Freedom, Unless It’s for Black Folks

VOL 4 NO 10: Clay Rivers on the need to drop anti-Black bigotry, embrace our differences, see one another as people, and recognize how much we have in common ...

OHF Weekly, Sherry Kappel, Jesse Wilson — 25 February 2022 ∙ 16 minutes read

Black History Month: Giving Black Achievements Their Due

VOL 4 NO 9: Sherry Kappel on the intersection of Black History, Black excellence in sports, and racism; Jesse Wilson on why we celebrate Hip Hop ...

OHF Weekly, William Spivey — 18 February 2022 ∙ 13 minutes read

Black History: Learn It and Never Forget

VOL 4 NO 8: William Spivey on the relevance of Black achievements, turning points in history, and atrocities committed against Black people. ...

OHF Weekly, Clay Rivers, stephen matlock, Sherry Kappel — 14 February 2022 ∙ 1 minute read

Happy Valentine’s Day

A few inspired words on the transformative nature of love by acclaimed author, poet, and Civil Rights activist Maya Angelou ...