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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.
10 Steps to Being an Ally to Marginalized Groups
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 5 No. 33: Editor’s Letter, “Remember When You Couldn’t Call Out a Racist? I Do.”, and a quote by Oprah Winfrey.
There Is But One Fight
If the disease “is greed and the struggle for power,” then it is greed and the struggle for power anywhere that we must fight.
Did Karma Ever Catch the Emmett Till Killers?
With the death of Carolyn Bryant, the last living of Emmett Till’s killers, can America surrender even a little of her rage in the absence of Till’s due justice?
You Can Know Me
If Black people can develop and refine metaphors to understand the white experience (in all of its constituent complexity, pain and privilege), how is it that white people are excused from understanding the Black experience?
Anger, Racism, and Black Women
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 6 No. 4 Editor’s Letter, Frederick Douglass: An American in Ireland (Parts I, II, and III), “Anti-Racism 101: Own Your Racism,” “Let’s Talk Black Excellence, People,” and a quote by Thurgood Marshall.
Anti-Racism 101: Own Your Racism
Point out sexist or homophobic behaviour, and white people will try to laugh it off. But racism? They’re outraged. Most of us will declare we’re anti-racist, but few of us are actively anti-racist.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Fond Valentine’s Day wishes to you and your beloveds, a poem by luminous Nikki Giovanni, and links to articles on love–OHF Weekly style.
Black History Yesterday, Today, and Forever
OHF WEEKLY, Vol. 6 No. 3: On Black History writ large and small in the world and in our lives.
Why Black History Month 2024 is the Most Important Ever
We are increasingly seeing school boards removing books for review based on organized complaints from parents who mostly haven’t read the books.
Are You Old, Daddy?
Parents’ opinion of diversity — age, race, and sexual orientation, for example — inform our children’s ability to manage the stress of the U.S.’s culture wars.
