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Moral Courage and the Reconstruction Amendments
The first attempts in the ongoing process of perfecting the union
Juneteenth: A Reason for Celebration or Reparations?
Instead of celebrating Juneteenth, maybe we should be talking about how to make things right in Texas and every state for American descendants of slavery.
The Little-Known History of the Underground Railroad to Mexico
And the Afro-Mestizo emancipator who opened the door to Mexico for enslaved people
Love and Respect
What is life without kindness, respect, and love?
On Super Bowl LX and a Couple Other Things
So this is where the United States is now?
No Slingshot Required
Chapter 14 (in its entirety) from OHF’s latest anthology, “Fieldnotes on Fortitude,” recounting the power and historic successes of peaceful demonstrations.
How Do I Love . . . ?
“How do I love my neighbor who is an ICE agent? Who works for the FBI and is covering up the actions in Minneapolis? Who serves in Congress to suppress the outrage of the American people?”
The Almost NDN
On life as an urban NDN struggling to be more “Indianer” than you
Fieldnotes on Fortitude: Resilience in Resistance
About the new book by Our Human Family, the themes, who wrote for it, and why it’s the book for times such as these that you didn’t know you needed.
OHF Magazine, Issue No. 4: The White Issue
Oppression and White Supremacy in America
The Reverend Canon Dr. Nelson Wardell Pinder: Priest, Activist, and Friend
From OHF WEEKLY Vol. 4 No. 31 On the celebrated life of the Reverend Canon Dr. Nelson Wardell Pinder, a man many would call the father of the civil rights movement in Central Florida.
Why Organizations Fail at DEI
It takes more than simply hiring someone to address issues within an organization. It takes a top-down commitment to be part of that change.
Losing a White Friend Due to His Racism
What do you do when they cross the line?
The Redux: If Not Now, White Folks, When?
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 5 No. 34: Editor’s letter on allyship, racial equity, racism, and inclusion; plus a quote by Iyanla Vanzant.
The Genius that Is Black Music
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 26: Sherry Kappel on Black Music Appreciation Month; Glenn Rocess on shedding unfounded assumptions about LGBTQ people after a visit to P-Town; and Brian Mack on the “T” in LGBTQ.
Provincetown: Built by and for the LGBTQ Community
OHF Writer Glenn Rocess sees some of his long-held assumptions about gay people wither and die on their prejudicial vine during a day-trip to P-Town with his wife.
Happy Father’s Day!
Special greetings of the day to all dads, daddies, granddads, great-granddads, stepdads, fathers-in-law, pops, and father figures! And hugs to those whose fathers are no longer with us.
Just Stop Already
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 25: On the nature of cake and convictions; the origins of America’s mass shootings; the sixth anniversary of the Pulse shooting; the origins of Juneteenth; and a special shout-out to just about everyone’s first hero—dad.
Gun Violence in America, the NRA, and Racism
How did we reach this point where mass shootings have become commonplace? Those of us who are older remember a time long before Columbine, when school shootings were simply unheard of. What changed? As with so many of our nation’s shortcomings, it begins with racism.
Pulse: Six Years Later
June 12 marks the sixth anniversary of the night hate came to Orlando and murdered forty-nine people out for a night of fun. June 12, 2022, marks the sixth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre.
