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Whenever I’ve come across it, I’m captivated once again by Maya Angelou’s signature expression of determination and resilience:  “Still I rise”.  You can pass on the rest of this post – but click on that link to read this gem! From the first seizure of the first enslaved African, up to the present day, resilience… Continue reading Resilience: “….and still I rise!”

I started two drafts for this post - and discarded them both.  One was about the current situation in the Rochester City School District, and the other about discrimination in the ROC health care system.  The content was grim, mirroring the situations.  Truth be told, what I was writing was mirroring my own depression about… Continue reading A Quandary; And an Invitation for You

The topic of race causes social consternation for many, and the phrase “the race card” may be the most sensitive hot button within that topic. I’ve been reading articles, watching videos, and talking with people about the idea of the race card.  What happens?  Why is this topic so fraught with anxiety?  And what can… Continue reading The Race Card: Black Wariness Meets White Fragility

Though I’ve touched on the development of the white mindset before, I continue to uncover more historical and present dimensions of it – in myself and in others. Most recently, Dr. Ibram Kendi’s National Book Award Winner Stamped from the Beginning:  The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America has been a source of new… Continue reading The Great White Hoax: Who Told You You Were White? And Why?

You know the stats by now:  Rochester NY is high on many undesirable lists regarding racial segregation.  Through decades of systemic policies and disparities in income and access, white people and People of Color rarely live near each other.  We might pass each other at times, might happen to shop in the same plaza at… Continue reading Authentic Relationships