
Category: Justice


‘I’m A Black Female Doctor, And Working In The ER Is Taking More Of A Mental Toll Than Ever Before’
“I offer teachable moments when whites still don’t understand how their behavior impacts me.”BY TASHA FEASTER, MD, AS TOLD TO RITA OMOKHA I can still remember one of my first encounters of discrimination and not-so-implicit racism on the job as an emergency room doctor. That morning in August 2009, I walked along the bright orange […]
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How to Have an Effective, “Woke” Conversation About Injustice & Racism.
Right now, there is the pain of injustice and racism in America. To stand together, we must stand up for one another and recognize the fear, hurt, and outrage rightly provoked by the senseless killing of black people and a much longer history of racism. That painful past is still present today — not only […]
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Free Albert Wilson
Wilson, now 24, was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on April 3, 2019, after a jury found him guilty of raping a then-17-year-old girl he met at a bar near the University of Kansas campus but didn’t have sex with the victim. Albert Wilson has maintained his innocence throughout the very complicated […]
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Practical ways to be an ally to the Black community
What happened to George Floyd and what has continued to happen to countless others in the Black community is nothing less than terrible, horrifying, and unacceptable. Something has to change and simply posting on social media is not enough. The Black community needs support now more than ever, and this is not a time to […]
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How to Actively Practice Radical Self-Acceptance
Radical self-acceptance – what is it? Self-acceptance is the embracing of our own individual qualities and attributes. Yes, you may not like the fact that you are not as tall as you would like to be or can’t read a book as fast as your friends, but self-acceptance means you accept these aspects about yourself and, […]
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March 5th, 1959
History of Black Lives In America! Another horrific story you need to read and hear. We all need to read these stories of how Blacks are being murdered. We need to STOP RACISM! I give credit to Karmen Spadavecchia for posting. I also give credit to Dre Deon Davis for discovering and posting. Dre Deon […]
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Take the 21 Day Racial Equity Challenge
I came across this website. If you want to make a change and learn, start here! A site where there’s an abundance of resources just waiting to empower you to be a more productive person in the quest for equity and justice. We all need to educate ourselves on the truth dealing with issues of […]
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Harriet Tubman
“When I was a kid I believed she possessed superhuman strength and powers because how else could she have led so many people to freedom and never lost one life? ~Ame Soleman I give credit to my dear friend Ame Soleman for posting this on her Facebook page. I also give credit to Bec […]
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Poems by Fred Nicholson
a White friend was expressing how upset he was by the burning and looting and random violence being displayed by the thugs fighting our police. He noted that calm protests and talking is best. I gave his comments consideration and then said, when has talking peace and protesting quietly prevented Black men and boys from […]
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