Fernell Miller
And it’s our CHOICE to LOVE that will HEAL U.S.
The Racial Lens This lens is not an option for those whose skin is dark It's simply life's experience The reality is stark When...
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Fernell Miller
- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
CAN WE KEEP IT ALIVE?
Listening to "his Dream" and my heart aches. Wondering if this country has what it takes. So easily divided the past four years, When...
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Fernell Miller
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
Freedom
Freedom is letting go Freedom is not having to know Freedom is found in light In the day and the night Freedom is the love we give a...
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Fernell Miller
- Oct 22, 2020
- 1 min
Views
My view is yellow and blue, at times I can see green Yours is red and blue, and purple can be seen With blue we both see eye to eye, our...
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Fernell Miller
- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
The World Beyond My Mind
By Kim Leatherman I lived in a box within my mind small, comfy and safe the walls well defined Experiences and beliefs built up each wall...
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Fernell Miller
- Aug 29, 2020
- 4 min
Launching Forward with New School!
WOOHOO!!! Nobody’s going BACK to School - We are launching FORWARD with NEW SCHOOL!! TAKE SURVEY HERE We can't return to a system that...
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Fernell Miller
- Jul 23, 2020
- 4 min
We are asking the WRONG questions regarding our return to school.
It’s not a question of WHEN will we return during COVID-19 at Stage 3 or 4 . . . It’s not a question of HOW we will return with a mask,...
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Fernell Miller
- Jun 22, 2020
- 6 min
"You cannot dismantle what you cannot see. You cannot challenge what you do not understand." Layla S
Children of Children The children of children by the time they’re half grown have habits like rabbits and young of their own The children...
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Fernell Miller
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
Let's E.S.C.A.P.E. - A Journal for Emotion Self Care And Personal Environment Work!
I’m so excited to share my first digital E-Journal, E.S.C.A.P.E. This Self Care series centers learning around the five parts of our...
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Fernell Miller
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
We Are All Rooted In Racism
Thank you so much for reaching out to me and my family. I’m thankful that I am in a position to see and share your responses with Black and
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Fernell Miller
- May 14, 2020
- 4 min
No one’s identity should be the CAUSE of their Death
If you knew that this would be your last Mother’s Day, what would you do to prevent that from happening? Who would you ask for help to...
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Fernell Miller
- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
Let's Take Your Emotional Temperature
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare" Audre Lorde Emotional...
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Fernell Miller
- Apr 16, 2020
- 8 min
Perspective: When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
Here Is the Truth Knowing ourselves, digging up our roots, is the first step in building strong diverse, inclusive and equitable...
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Fernell Miller
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
HUMANITY PROVIDES US BALANCE
Hibernation and Connection We all need Hibernation . . . AND THE PEOPLE STAYED HOME by Kitty O'Meara And the people stayed home. And...
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Fernell Miller
- Apr 7, 2020
- 2 min
Liminal Space: The Time Between the ‘What Was’ and the ‘What's Next.’
The Pandemic is happening FOR us, not TO us.
In every darkness there are always silver linings and slivers of hope to hang onto...
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Fernell Miller
- Mar 27, 2020
- 1 min
Imagine If This Video Was Mandatory In Schools...
My good friend Melissa Lowery is one of the people really doing equity work! Her amazing reflective documentary should be mandatory in...
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Fernell Miller
- Mar 27, 2020
- 1 min
This Is What Black Girls Need...
Starting with Black female Students, historically marginalized, I would like to do the following: 1. Black Student Unions, Black...
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Fernell Miller
- Mar 27, 2020
- 1 min
Why Kids of Color in Suburbia Need Adult Diversity Champions
FACT: When children feel safe, valued, and connected at school, they will thrive. We cannot deny that there is a need for social and...
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