True Social Justice & Racial Equity Is Hard Work
by ShaRhonda Dawson “The Search For My Mother’s, Mother’s, Mother’s” In order to know about myself, I had to learn about my mother. In order to know about my mother, I had to learn about her mother. In order to know about my grandmother, I had to understand her mother […]
Racism PSA: You are probably complicit in racism… If you are White, and nothing in your life has changed since George Floyd and/or Breonna Taylor were murdered. If you are relatively unbothered in your daily life. If you are still talking with your racist friends/family and/or supporting racist businesses (yup, […]
To be a mother means that you created life. Women are the ultimate barriers to life. There are now ways to create life without an actual man; but still, the process of creating life involves a woman’s body. On this day, I am so honored, so blessed, to be a […]
One of my first thoughts after watching the murder of Adam Toledo was I could tell how bad the police officer felt. It was evident that he made a mistake and was traumatized. I hope we can give all the folks who commit murder the same sympathy and understanding. Many […]
When DMX was 14 years old, one of his “big brother/mentors,” the person who introduced him to rap music, the person he trusted most in his life, tricked him and introduced him to the drug crack cocaine that ultimately took his life. Unbeknownst to DMX, this adult man gave a […]
Reflections on the night before Good Friday: Christians all over the world like to celebrate two important parts of the Journey of Christ to the Cross. On Thursday, we celebrate the “Last Supper” and “the washing of the feet.” Both super important and extremely ritualized in the Christian tradition. But […]
The 2nd most offensive to White folks is when they are called a White Supremacist (1st word is being called a racist). But many White folks get mad but don’t know what “white supremacist” means. So, I’ll help: White Supremacist believes that White culture (western culture/traditions/theories/clothes/looks/religion etc.) is better than […]
February 27, 2017 We are finally starting to have the real, uncomfortable, long overdue, talks about race in this country. I’ve never been more proud, excited, and uncomfortable with national dialogue before! I’m even more uncomfortable than 9/11 to Iraq War, weapons of mass destruction, national conversations. Racism is hard […]
The constant coverage of carjackings in Chicago Black men is racist propaganda used to justify the Mayor hiring more police officers in Chicago and a $9 million police training center. Talking about “lawless Black youth” is a way for the elected officials to invest money in policing instead of policies […]
But I know, and teach, that “there is no difference between groups of people and if there is a difference, it is because of a racial policy.” Research proves that “inner-city Black men” are NOT “more dangerous or criminal” than any other group when aggregated for poverty and racist policies.