“To All the Beautiful Black Women”
A Tapestry poem by Sherry Kappel
Sherry Kappel
OHF Weekly Managing Editor, poet, essayist, and Univ of Pittsburgh MFA graduate. Sherry looks for the best in people and is driven in life and her writing by empathy. She loves her family and running.
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Anger, Racism, and Black Women
From OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 6 No. 4 On the interplay of acceptable anger, America’s social caste, and gender.
Liberals, Allies, and Other Misnomers
From OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 6 No. 2: Memes, self-help gurus, and the like will tell you to ignore what others say about you, but the truth is that most of us are influenced by what others say about us.
10 Steps to Being an Ally to Marginalized Groups
From OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 5 No. 33: So you want to be an ally–yay! But what exactly does that mean?
Medium Day Is Almost Here!
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 5 No. 30: Editor’s Letter, “Respect and Love,” “When ‘Nurture’ Is Anything But,” a quote by Joél Leon.
When “Nurture” Is Anything But
Sherry Kappel on the ways we form our identity and how racism negatively impacts that development.
How Do “You” Vote?
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 27: Editor’s Letter, “Visiting the Free State of George Floyd,” “Humanity on Trial in Minneapolis,” “It’s Not About You. It was Never About You,” a little history about Ocoee, and a quote by Colin Powell.
Ending Affirmative Action Hurts Everyone
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 25: Editor’s Letter, “Farewell Affirmative Action?” and a quote by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Let’s Talk Black Excellence, People!
From OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 5 No. 21: Managing Editor Sherry Kappel‘s collection of stories that celebrate Black people rising above America’s culture of racism, murder, and hate crimes.
Let’s Talk Black Excellence, People!
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 21: Editor’s Letter, “Tina Turner: Defiance, Sexuality, and Resilience,” “Pulse: One Year Later,” and a quote by Bishop Desmond Tutu.
It’s Past Time to Pay Up: The Monetary Damages of Enslavement and Racism
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 18: Editor’s Letter, “Did Karma Ever Catch the Emmett Till Killers?” and a quote by Mamie Till
Why Is it so Damn Hard to Admit Being Racist?
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 5 No. 15: Editor’s Letter, “Gun Violence in America, the NRA, and Racism,” “The Relevance of Politics,” and a quote by Alice Walker.