Mar 9The Thread of Racial Bias In Policing Runs Through Memphis, Louisville, Minneapolis, Ferguson, and Probably Your City TooAs a White mom of two bi-racial sons, I’ve invested a lot of energy in improving interactions between law enforcement and marginalized communities, from conducting Bridging Cultures learning sessions with officers to helping people navigate the process of filing a complaint against a police officer to previously serving on the…Race8 min readRace8 min read
Feb 18What’s Really Behind Lauren Boebert’s Super Bowl Tweet?Last Sunday, Congressional Representative Lauren Boebert tweeted her outrage against the historic performance of the Black National Anthem at Super Bowl LVII: “America only has ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM. Why is the NFL trying to divide us by playing multiple!? Do football, not wokeness.” “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known by…Black National Anthem5 min readBlack National Anthem5 min read
Jan 30Bridging Cultures Through Sharing Our WoundsHave you ever noticed that when someone shares an experience of being excluded, people tend to come up with excuses for why it happened? “They probably didn’t mean it that way.” “You’re probably overreacting.” “Why do you have to always play the race/gender/disability/LGBTQ card?” At a deep level, we understand…Empathy6 min readEmpathy6 min read
Jan 29Healing Unconscious Bias and Racism Takes Analysis and EmpathyHave you ever considered removing everything from your resume that might reveal your race? Has a security officer ever followed you around a store as you shopped? Or have you ever asked a woman in a store where you could find a certain item — assuming she was a store…Racism7 min readRacism7 min read
