Why Confronting Guilt is Key to Being an Ally
The first step to being an ally / an accomplice is confronting your own guilt.
black lives matter Archive
#BlackLivesMatter: To Some Youth Organizations, Black Lives Matter Is A Natural Extension Of Their Work
PHOTO BY CAROLINE OURSO, COURTESY OF BATON ROUGE YOUTH COALITION Fifteen-year-old Raheejah Flowers (holding the bullhorn) was among the high school students who created a call to action the night Alton Sterling was shot by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, …
Black in Foster Care
My first group home placement was Tanaan Place Group Home.* All of the residents in there were black girls. Next was Lum’s House of Science. (I still have nightmares about this place.) All black girls. Joy & Care Home, which …
Grand Jury Decisions in Ferguson, and now, in the Eric Garner Case in NY
The following piece was written by asha bandele of the Drug Policy Alliance and shared with her permission. In May of 1857, having just heard of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case (for those of us thinking …
