Sunday, August 16, 2015

The White Savior: Benevolent Racism and Bernie Sanders

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So presidential hopeful  Bernie Sanders  has come forth and plainly stated an apology to #BlackLivesMatter was not his doing, and further it...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

BlackLivesMatter: A White Girl's Rant

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#BlackLivesMatter. They do. And yet the reaction to this simple phrase, this clear cut expression of the realization of importance for a...
Sunday, July 26, 2015

Too Quiet: If it's not one thing it's another!

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Many of you know my family has been going through a lot of transitions, including a major move. We have been in our new house now for nearly...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

An American Problem: Sinister Issues of Race and Accountability

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Today, following the grisly shooting and murders of 9 black members of the historic Emanual African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston...
Friday, June 12, 2015

The Miseducation of Rachel Dolezal

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By now just about everyone has heard about the controversy surrounding Rachel Dolezal, the NAACP President of the Spokane Washington Chapter...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

The Bones of this House: Saying Goodbye to Move On

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In two days I will be leaving my very first house. This exodus, from a town I have resided for over a decade and this simple little buildi...
Saturday, June 6, 2015

Wisdom of the (Young) Ages: Life Lessons from a 3-Year-Old

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Some of you may remember the  letter I penned to my daughter  outlining things I wished for her future in this uncertain world. I shared wha...