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Racial and Cultural

Interrupting the usual flow to say that we need your help! BGIM needs you!!

June 23, 2018November 17, 2017 by Shay

I am re-posting this because we still need your help. The readership is growing, we have more writers but the financial support is not keeping pace and that is a problem because it means we need your help.  Psst, hey you! Psst, come on in! Have you taken a look around here lately? Take a …

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Categories Racial and Cultural

No, we aren’t the same; change starts with an acceptance of truth

June 23, 2018November 13, 2017 by Samuel James

All too often, a white person says to me, “Black people and white people aren’t so different.” I understand that there can be a positive sentiment somewhere in that statement, but even when that sentiment is there, there is a lack of acceptance of a very real difference. My usual response to that statement is …

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Reflecting on the year of flames, or Change is possible

June 23, 2018November 11, 2017 by Shay
A city totally aflame in apocalyptic imagery

As someone who is almost never without words, increasingly I come to this space unsure of what to say and how to say it. So today, I go back to my roots and I write the words to which I simply need to give life to—and hope that they will resonate with others. This past …

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