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Category Archives: Black Lives
What are you bypassing spiritually?
“…we say many things about the changing aspects of our lives. We say that since change is inevitable, we should direct the change rather than simply continue to go through the change.” –Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, Delta Man This … Continue reading
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Black Panthers
I was surprised and impressed to learn from my friend Ronnie James that the Free Breakfast for Children has continued to this day. So I work with a dope crew called Des Moines Mutual Aid, and on Saturday mornings we … Continue reading
Indigenous and Black Collaboration
Many of you know of my years of wonderful connection with the Kheprw Institute (KI), a Black youth mentoring and empowerment community in Indianapolis. https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/?s=kheprw Of course much of what I learned there was far from wonderful. I witnessed so … Continue reading
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What’s going on?
What’s going on? We had lockdown, we’ve got jailbreak. But the prisoners aren’t running away; they’re marching, chanting, getting rearrested for the cause of justice. They’re risking infection, in fact, they’re embracing a new infection — people power. Their risk … Continue reading
SHIFT the Narrative with Dr. Damita Brown
Dr. Damita Brown, a community-based educator specializing in racial justice work who has been teaching leadership, anti-racism, and allyship workshops for over 12 years. We will be discussing the George Floyd uprisings and the essential role of Black leadership during … Continue reading
Institution-Building Critical To True Change
I am very glad to see the two articles discussed below. I’ve known the authors, Diop Adisa and his father, Imhotep, for seven or eight years. As Diop writes below, he, his father, mother, Miss Fair and Alvin Sangsuwangul have … Continue reading
Concepts of race, property and value
I found this video by Sonya Renee Taylor to be very thought provoking. “When capital is more valuable than black bodies, capital must be disrupted.” I continue to be uplifted by the masses of people going to the streets to … Continue reading
Racism and Policing
It is amazing to see thousands of people who have gathered together, marched together to demand the end to structural racism and White superiority that leads to the violence against, the killing of people of color by police. Diverse crowds … Continue reading
Support for racial justice comes to Indianola, Iowa
It is amazing to see thousands of people who have gathered together, marched together to demand the end to structural racism and White superiority that leads to the violence against, the killing of people of color by police. People have … Continue reading
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Inactive Activist
This past week has me questioning what I should be doing. I guess I’ve been feeling I was on the right path for me for some time, and it’s disconcerting to not be so sure now. I know times of … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 