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Nanette Massey from Buffalo reported in her own blog about a meeting she attended at the Greece School District.  With her permission, here is a slightly modified version of that post: I undertook an hour’s drive to a suburb of Rochester, N.Y., the other day. The Greece School District was inviting all comers to a… Continue reading The N-word: To Be Or NOT to Be?

A few posts ago I focused on The City/Suburban Divide in Living Color.  I ended the post by challenging my suburban subscribers to engage with their community leaders – to call for action on the various facets of structural and institutional racism in these towns, to challenge the systems.  One subscriber, Bill Wynne of Fairport,… Continue reading What Action Looks Like: One Man’s Story

New York State’s Bail Reform law went into effect on January 1 this year.  Controversy preceded it - and continues.  I invite you to consider with me how race and poverty impact this issue, and also to read the story of an effort to bring sides together. Background:  The original intention of cash bail was… Continue reading Bail Reform: Needed and Controversial

One of my subscribers, Nanette Massey, penned a reply to a recent post, "Layer Upon Layer:  Uncovering Bias."  Nanette lives in Buffalo, is an activist and writer, and has conducted workshops there and in Rochester on bias and racism.  I asked her permission to publish this as a guest post, and she agreed: Hi Frank.… Continue reading “Where’s the Beef?”

I normally publish new posts on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month.  But we're in the midst of so many important holidays for so many people. So let me just say:  Thank you - for being a subscriber, for reading these posts, for commenting on them, and for whatever you're doing to work… Continue reading A Holiday Message