Center for Participatory Change (CPC) CPC is holding their annual celebration this Saturday, October 15. CPC is one of my favorite organizations in Asheville, and their gatherings always uplift! May we all live into the collective liberation they promote. From … Continue reading CPC, MDTMT, CoThinkk
TONIGHT “Last fall, UNC Asheville was gifted more than 1,000 photographs by artist Isaiah Rice, including many shots taken locally from the ’50s to the ’70s. ‘What people will see in these photos is a different Asheville as far as … Continue reading Isaiah Rice Photos, Word on the Street, Southside
You can read “A life remembered: Family and friends recall ‘Jerry’ Williams,” in today’s issue of the Mountain Xpress. For this story, I had the honor of spending time with members of Jerry’s family and some of his friends, learning about the … Continue reading A life remembered
The latest issue of The Urban News has two stories I’d like to share. The first, my monthly piece for Buncombe County, is a feature on Positive Changes Youth Ministries’ college readiness program. The second is about the newly opened Forever Living Clothes … Continue reading Positive Changes & Forever Living
The 2016 Asheville Goombay Festival was beautiful. There is so much to say about why it was so beautiful. For now, here are a few comments about it I pulled from Facebook. The first quote is from Chef Gene Ettison, … Continue reading Souls Were Fed
The YMI Cultural Center‘s Asheville Goombay Festival is this week, September 9-11. Goombay has been in existence for over 35 years and is the largest African American event held in Asheville. As one of my freelance projects, I have been providing … Continue reading Asheville Goombay Festival
“$433,000 Asheville racial disparity programs advance.” Click that title to read an article that came out yesterday in the Citizen-Times about the City of Asheville’s plans. Below are comments about this that I’ve copied from Facebook. Important food for thought. … Continue reading City Racial Disparity Program Plan Raises Questions
This month’s issue of the Urban News has a piece I wrote for for Buncombe County about the My Community Matters Empowerment Program. You can see (and download) the print layout by clicking here, or by picking up a copy of the paper … Continue reading My Community Matters
As I’ve mentioned, recently I’ve received an increased number of messages from white friends and acquaintances asking me for suggestions of ways they can help fight racism. Thus the bold title of this post, a question I am hesitant to claim to … Continue reading What Should I Do About Racism?
There is ample liberating work to do, and many righteous ways to do it. Love leads us to our lane. There is so much I want to write about, and will, thanks to all of you who are subscribing, I … Continue reading Boards, Beer, and More
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