Last night I had the honor of holding space with a group of people and having the type of mask dropping conversation that happens all too infrequently for many of us. It is hard enough to talk about the implications of race and class in the United States with people who we know and love …
Tomorrow is the first day of school and I am more angst filled about this than my eight year old, third grader. This year the girl will enter a larger school that is a combination of kids from all over our town; including kids who have had zero exposure to people of difference. I hadn’t …
Last month I wrote a post about the idea for hosting a Night with BGIM: A discussion on race, class and life. At that time, I had an inkling of how the idea would be received but to be honest, I was not prepared for the level of interest. Since making the announcement, people have …