Discomfort and exiting your silo is a must

Four tall gray silo structures, in a line, viewed from below at a steep angle, with a lightly clouded blue sky above them

I recently attended a dear friend’s 50th birthday party and it was one of the most memorable nights I have had in years. This friend is a white woman with a multiracial family, and her friend and professional groups are reflective of the diversity in her family. As a 50-something-year-old Black woman living in Maine, …

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Why can’t we be together or, Isn’t that racist?

one brown hand and four white hands on a table

July is that one month for me that is always just personally and professionally chaotic. It’s the one month where I am always playing catch-up and trying to catch my breath. This July, though, had more twists and turns than I could have ever imagined with Joe Biden unexpectedly dropping out of the presidential race …

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