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May 28 Author Event: Suburbs, Middle Class & Being Black

Author Speaking Event: Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Business Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbs by Angela Simms, PhD Thurs. May 28, 20266:30-8PM/PST, FREE online Join us in conversation with Barnard-Columbia professor and author Angela Simms, an expert on the political and economic forces keeping Black suburbs from prospering like their white …

Another World Is Possible by Z

Remember the time when anything was possible? Once we were young and believed in the world and our parent’s dreams for us that our lives would be better than theirs.  Are we in a better place?  We are on a precipice as the world we know has morphed into something …

Apr. 23: Whiteness 101 workshop

Thurs. April 23, 20266:30-8 p.m. PDT, via Zoom, FREE Whiteness 101 – Revisiting Our Understanding of How Whiteness Lives Within UsThe color of the race problem is white. How does it feel to be a problem? Join us for a discussion of our role as white people in a racist …

Mar. 12th workshop: Centering Black Women’s Health

Centering Black Women’s Health Thurs. Mar. 12, 20256:30-8PM/PST, FREE online Join us for a conversation with Dr. Wylin D. Wilson, a professor at Duke University, who is a committed advocate for Black women regarding health inequities in the US and author of newest book, is  Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice, Spirituality, and Black Women’s Health (NYU Press …

How Will We Respond to Authoritarianism in the U.S.?

by Wendy Millstine (Source: ACLU of Wisconsin) Let’s start with defining authoritarianism. Authoritarianism is a system where one leader or a small group holds most of the power and expects people to obey without question. Individual freedoms are limited, and those who disagree are often silenced or punished. Instead of …

Loving Latina Women by Dinah Bachrach

(Albertina Grande and a family friend) (Francisca) I am four. The beautiful yarns are being woven into my braids and I love their colors: magenta and orange and purple-blue…how perfectly they look together! And how special and lovely I am becoming as Albertina Grande, with her always moving sinewy-brown hands, …

The Wisdom of Dr. Catherine Meeks

by Z As I delved into discovering the exact perspective of Dr. Meeks on how to start to heal racism, I came across her blog called A FEW SHADES BRAVER BLOG. Here I found a wealth of wisdom and common sense with some essays that especially struck me. In response …