Yesterday, I offered a message at First Parish in Cambridge based on my thoughts around being black in white spaces. In January, I consciously chose not to mention Black History Month until the very last Sunday of February. I wanted to see how people responded to my not naming it. We still brought plenty of […]
Tag: Black History Month
Remember and Wake Up
Remember…The United States was founded on the premise of wanting independence from European powers. It was not a question of dominance, but rather a question of autonomy, self-determination and intentional isolation. We didn’t enter WWI until the final year of armed conflict and it took the attack on our ships in Hawaii (not Hawaii itself […]
End LGBT Racism
In honor of Black History Month, I’ve created this little video as a call to action in the LGBT community. We have enough challenges without labeling each other and speaking to each other in “types.” To call the LGBT movement the “New Civil Rights Movement” without addressing the rampant racism within the community is a […]
