Views on racial equity, allyship, and inclusion by Our Human Family
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 ...
Racism and White Privilege at the Ukrainian Border
Black people living, studying, and working in Ukraine flee to border countries as refugees but face segregation, racism, and abuse ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Happy Valentine’s Day
A few inspired words on the transformative nature of love by acclaimed author, poet, and Civil Rights activist Maya Angelou ...
Black History’s Call to Pay Allyship Forward
VOL 4 NO 7: “True Friendship Can Transcend Race,” Dan Hislop on Howard Thurman (mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr.) and the source of his peace in the face of hatred ...
Living Beyond the Edge of the Circle
Dan Hislop tells his story of the careful circles drawn as boundaries becoming walls shutting out connection—and what happens when a door opens ...
What I Really Think About Black History Month and Its Roots
“If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.” —Dr. Carter G. Woodson ...
Black History Month: The Value in Looking Back
VOL 4 NO 6: Clay Rivers on why celebrating Black History Month will always matter and “Rosa Parks: More Than a One-Hit Wonder” by Sabrina Bryant ...
“OHF Weekly” Celebrates Black History Month
We invite you to delve into the lives of notable Black Americans whose achievements have greatly impacted not only Black Americans, but all Americans. ...
Achieving Justice Requires More Than Just “Us”
VOL 4 NO 5: “Justice Should Never Be Black or White,” Michael Greiner’s “OHF Family Tree” Interview on racial equity advocacy ...
The Clay Rivers Issue
VOL 4 NO 4: The OHF Family Tree interview with OHF Weekly EIC Clay Rivers, and Sherry Kappel’s primer on the unimaginable weight of representation ...
Has the Time Passed for Dr. King’s Dream?
An America in which people of all colors are afforded the same freedoms in equal measure—was it all a wishful thinking? ...
The Glenn Rocess Issue
VOL 4 NO 3: Glenn Rocess’ OHF Family Tree interview in which he explains how leaving racism meant leaving his family and the rippling effects of Sidney Poitier’s inspiring and transcendent life ...