I remember that shop…that sound…the culture so vividly while a student at Howard University. That shop was a telephone and communications vendor on the corner of Georgia and Florida Ave NW, on a strip otherwise known as Chuck Brown Way. You see, Chuck Brown was, in part, responsible for that sound—The Godfather is what they called him.
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Racism. This work. Sometimes, it can all feel so daunting. For me, this feeling is a bit more salient on some days than it is on others. This week, I had the opportunity to attend a talk on Race and Racism that, as enriching as it was, served as stark reiteration of the urgency of diversity, equity, and anti-racism work (emphasis on anti-racism).
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Source: Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez via Cam Newton Foundation Earlier this week, The Winters Group...
Read More“White Fragility?… Hmph. Must be nice.” I must admit, my initial reaction to learning this term sounded a little bit like that. My reaction was grounded in some curiosity, but mostly skepticism and perhaps even...
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As if I weren’t already a huge Gabrielle Union and Ellen Pompeo fan, their recent talk on...
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