Views on racial equity, allyship, and inclusion by Our Human Family
Respect and Love
We need to remember everyone is trying to figure out this life. Everyone has challenges. Everyone struggles. Everyone is simply human ...
Making Space for Black Women
You never know what mark your opportunities may lead you to make ...
Pride and the “T” in LGBTQ
To me, Pride means defiance against those who would say we’re anything less than human. It means rebellion against the status quo ...
The Elusiveness of Racial Equality
Laws are merely a comfortable curtain around what we think and how we behave ...
Sheryl Sandberg and the Promise of Misogyny and Inequality
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg appeared to be the archetype for the modern woman. Enter patriarchy ...
Helping White People Discuss Racism with Family and Friends
Tips for white folks on speaking about racism and injustice to other white folks ...
Modern Social Justice Requires Universal Basic Income
Every society must work to give the poor a real opportunity to rise out of poverty ...
The Strange Paradox of White Privilege
There’s something in the grammar of how the concept of white privilege is introduced and discussed that virtually guarantees the actual meaning of the term will be misunderstood ...
Love One Another
Say what you want about Jesus, but one thing you can not deny is that he was compassionate ...
Zora Neale Hurston’s “Barracoon” Immortalizes Middle Passage Survivor
Nothing prepares you for the story of Oluale Kossula — who was given the slave name of Cudjo Lewis ...
If You Don’t Vote, You Don’t Exist
Politicians know voting is about power, and you should, too ...
The PhD in Racism Black People Receive from This Country
Every black person has a PhD in racism. We learn how to recognize it, how to work through it, and how to survive assaults that happen our entire lives ...
Black Women’s Integral Role in the Women’s Suffrage Movement
There are many women who educated other women by using their talents of writing and speaking to make their opinions known ...