What can I do? I hear so many people voicing their concern for these times and asking, “What can I do?” Are you one of these tender-hearted people who believes in love, peace, and honoring the good in all humans? Are you afraid and possibly even paralyzed by the violence and hate that you are […]
Category Archives: Education
Homework Diner in Asheville
Feed your brain: Homework Diner program offers families dinner and academic support. Such a beautiful offering and community collaboration. Yes!!
Solutions from Young People
“To me it’s like … if we don’t try and go make that change, who’s going to do it?” – Denis Estimon
Segregated Schools and Inequality in Funding Is Destroying Us
From The Conversation I’m Tired of Not Having by 2016 National Teacher of the Year Finalist “As a nation, we’re nibbling around the edges with accountability measures and other reforms, but we’re ignoring the immutable core issue: much of white and wealthy America is perfectly happy with segregated schools and inequity in funding. We have […]
Black Pride is Powerful & Beautiful
This powerful video was made by students at Asheville High School last month. Its byline is “spread love – not only this month, every month. to everyone.” The students wanted to show it at a school assembly to celebrate Black History Month. They were told they couldn’t because there was too much black power expressed […]
History Lesson: Using Race to Divide and Conquer
The poor are fighting for the benefit of the wealthy… and don’t realize it. Poor white folks getting suckered again and again, standing up for ideologies that actually go against their best interest and help protect the wealthy elite. Such as folks who may be losing their extended medicaid because of the new healthcare reform. […]
Being White. Being Human.
The world needs us to understand what it means to be human. To be different types of people sharing a planet/country/community with one another. To live together in ways that are respectful, collaborative, fair and nourish life. And for my skinfolk… The world needs us to understand what it is to be White. To embrace […]