Category Archives: Black Lives

NFL Black0ut

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

#blackout “It’s time to Blackout the NFL. They have shown that they do not care about people of color and we must stop spending our time, efforts, energy, money and resources where it is clear that we do not have … Continue reading →

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Poor People’s Campaign–Gun violence and militarism

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

The rally of the third week of the Poor People’s Campaign was held across the street from North High School in Des Moines, Iowa. The themes were gun violence and militarism. People spoke about school gun violence, violence against people … Continue reading →

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Frank Ocean–THANK YOU’S

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Today, while looking for something else, I came across the powerful letter musician Frank Ocean wrote that has meant a lot to me since I first read it, and evidently to “a generation.”  Frank was working on the acknowledgments for the … Continue reading →

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Poor Peoples Campaign Des Moines Day 1

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Des Moines, Iowa        May 14, 2018  

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Poor People’s Campaign Launch

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Recently I’ve been learning from Arkan Lushwala how Indigenous people view our world. One of his key messages, which corresponds to what I’ve been writing is that action to help heal Mother Earth is desperately needed now. “Action now is essential. … Continue reading →

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Undoing Racism as a Spiritual Practice

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Changing Systems, Changing Ourselves is a series of four e-courses related to anti-racist practice for sanctuary, accompaniment, and resistance. This is a collaboration with AFSC (Lucy Duncan) and other church groups. This is a pilot project whose process involves both … Continue reading →

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Avis Wanda McClinton

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Avis Wanda McClinton is an African American Quaker. There are several parts to the story of her recent experiences with Friends. There isn’t space here to completely cover all of those experiences. What I’d like to do is tell some … Continue reading →

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National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opens today in Montgomery, Alabama. From that name you might be surprised that it is, as the New York Times calls it, A Lynching Memorial.  That article begins: “In a plain brown building … Continue reading →

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Should I Give Up on White People?

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I cannot imagine how frustrating it is for people of color to constantly observe the behaviors of, and hear so many things people who consider themselves White say that reveal their unexamined, but wrong ideas related to race and privilege. … Continue reading →

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Diop Is Going to London

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve written a lot about my experiences with the Kheprw Institute (KI), a Black youth mentoring and empowerment community in Indianapolis. A key person in that story and community is Diop Adisa, who became a very good friend of mine.  … Continue reading →

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