I understand that I am a guest on Coast Salish lands — that I too could fall into the pitfall of continuing the performance. I am so tired of the performance — public support that doesn’t end up in change for Black people. I used to wonder why Black Lives…

The foundations of the movement are not inclusive of the vast experiences that people of color face: the environmental movement perpetuates racism, profits off of it, and continues to silence the truth to keep the machine running smoothly. …

Megaphone⁣ ⁣ Your attention⁣ We got that⁣ ⁣ I could scream in faces with a megaphone⁣ And see teeth gnash together in discomfort⁣ ⁣ Then, hurt can make imprints on dull faces⁣ Expressions might give way to voice⁣ ⁣ Mouths become useful when they ain’t muted⁣ Tongues are dead when they satiate in stiffness⁣ ⁣ Can they see the anger when it mobilizes?⁣ Could it…

This is what I look like under the heat and the sun in landscapes that are otherwise beautiful. Some might say I look angry — that my frown doesn’t match the landscapes. I have often been told that. I have been told that there is no justification for my expression…

I watched the crisp southern breeze sway leaves on the southern tree branches — a breeze that also sent chills throughout my body on a below freezing day on the third day of a civil rights tour in Alabama two years ago. As I rode down the highway in Alabama…

My upscale neighborhood didn’t protect my daughter from being a target — I always strove to give my daughter access to good schools in “safe” areas, but an experience in a public school has taught me how students of color, even in well-resourced schools and neighborhoods, can fall victim to the school-to-prison pipeline. As The New Jim Crow author Michelle Alexander explained…