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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...

Listening to "his Dream" and my heart aches. Wondering if this country has what it takes. So easily divided the past four years, When...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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...

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare" Audre Lorde Emotional...

Here Is the Truth Knowing ourselves, digging up our roots, is the first step in building strong diverse, inclusive and equitable...

Hibernation and Connection We all need Hibernation . . . AND THE PEOPLE STAYED HOME by Kitty O'Meara And the people stayed home. And...

The Pandemic is happening FOR us, not TO us. In every darkness there are always silver linings and slivers of hope to hang onto...

My good friend Melissa Lowery is one of the people really doing equity work! Her amazing reflective documentary should be mandatory in...

Starting with Black female Students, historically marginalized, I would like to do the following: 1. Black Student Unions, Black...

FACT: When children feel safe, valued, and connected at school, they will thrive. We cannot deny that there is a need for social and...