“‘Fake News’ is a new name for White Supremacy. In order to keep racism going, you have to perpetuate lies.” ~Glenn Singleton In order to dominate people and coerce them into subordination and oppression, you have to perpetuate lies.
Author Archives: ashley
What Can You DO to Stop These Murders
The family of Jordan Edwards speak on the terror of police murdering their son. Our complacency in allowing state sanctioned murders, executions and violence to go unchecked is among the many things that have paved the way for basic human rights for health, dignity and respect to be stripped away from all who are not […]
Homework Diner in Asheville
Feed your brain: Homework Diner program offers families dinner and academic support. Such a beautiful offering and community collaboration. Yes!!
White Folks – Learn to Talk about Race
Jordan Edwards did everything that dominant culture tells us is good and right. He was smart, popular,and athletic. The party got rowdy, so he left. He used sound judgement. He was still murdered by the state. No black body is safe. White Supremacy does not allow any black/ brown body to be safe. Ever. – […]
Fund Grassroots Organizations Lead by People of Color
“We need to shift funding decisions from which orgs write the best proposal and have the best “capacity” and start considering factors such as do at least half their board members and the majority of their senior staff come from the communities they’re serving.” Important article about Funders’ Role in Protecting Marginalized Communities During the […]
Youth Transformed for Life – YTL
We have gems in our communities. Libby Kyles is one in Asheville. Not only is she a 5th grade teacher at Isaac Dickson (one of about 10 African American teachers in all of Asheville City Schools – ACS & ACSF have not been able to give me an exact number), she is also the co-founder […]
Loving Parents Empowering Powerful Transgender Children
We humans are so powerful when we get to be whole… to be who we are. ?