Race & Culture
Four Free Women – Courage In Action
I rarely post an entire article written by somebody else on my blog. It is equally rare to see such an amazing image of four free women like the photographs below. We know that they were old, but we do not know their true ages since, at that point, African Americans still did not have birth certificates. I hope you enjoy your experience of viewing the images of four free women and reading this article as much as I did!...
Conversation about Having Racial Conversation Together
It's about time we have some conversation about having a racial conversation together. It is beginning to feel like it is getting harder and harder for us to share honestly about sensitive issues like race, culture, and religion, just to name a few. How did we get here? In the spirit of making everybody feel safe, have we made everyone feel unsafe?
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Portraits of Reconciliation – Forgiveness in Action
As a generally sensitive and caring person, I feel something when I read about human suffering or accomplishments. Our species and experiences rivet me. I am rarely moved to the extent that Portraits of Reconciliation from The New York Times has moved me through acts of forgiveness in action. The images and descriptions are profound, providing vivid insight into the experiences of genocide from the lens of perpetrator and survivor in a way we Americans cannot fathom. We were all shaken to different degrees by 9/11, but this is completely different, another plane of existence.
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