Civil Rights & Social Justice

Domestic violence advocates have been here before. For decades, advocates fought a very specific lie.Not loudly at first.But relentlessly. The lie sounded like this: He’s a good father.He’s a provider.He’s …

“I’m so tired of waiting, aren’t you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?” — Langston Hughes   Many of you are sensing something familiar as disturbing …

There are moments that reveal to you exactly who you are and why you better be clear about it all. There is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes with …

It is not normal for people to know little to nothing about you—and still demand your allegiance. Your loyalty. Your sacrifice. Your fighting spirit. That is not solidarity. That is …

When I was in college earning my degree in Organizational Management and Development, we were asked to give a presentation about early milestones in our lives that helped shape how …

The Manipulation Behind a Cruel and Convenient Lie There is a quiet cruelty in accusing poor and marginalized people of being “capitalists.” It sounds intellectual.It sounds political.It sounds bold. But …

White Americans desire to be free from a past they do not want to remember, while Black Americans remain bound to a past they can never forget.” —Nikole Hannah-Jones We …

We love movies like ‘Avengers’ when beings from different walks of life come together to fight together against one common enemy. Transformers. Fantastic Four. Off-screen that isn’t always possible.  Not …

updated from December 4, 2024 “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”  -James Baldwin Sincere conversations around ending violence against …