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Month: January 2018

Media is feeding the toxicity; this needs to stop

June 23, 2018January 29, 2018 by Shay

I recently posted online about a toxic experience I had during a presentation in Kittery, Maine, on encouraging conversations about race and racism. Also recently, a story was run about the incident, and while me and my co-presenter and friend Debby Irving were quoted (in terms of our comments from the talk), I find it …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural 8 Comments

Once in a blue moon: A manifestation and affirmation of Blackness

January 30, 2018January 29, 2018 by LaLa Drew

On January 31 there will be a Super Blood Blue Moon. For the kids at home, a Blue Moon is when two full moons occur within the same month; this is very rare. A blood moon is when the moon is eclipsed and is reflected red by filtered sunlight. The “super” part is the moon …

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Categories Racial and Cultural

I’ll see you nice white ladies at the next Black Lives Matters protest, right?

June 23, 2018January 27, 2018 by Veronica Perez

I can’t believe that it has been a year since that man took office in this country (this author refuses to acknowledge his name and is saddened by the fact that a staggering 52% of white women voted for him and are proud to call him their president). And it has also been a year …

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Categories Activism, Racial and Cultural 6 Comments
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