Asheville Goombay Festival
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
City Racial Disparity Program Plan Raises Questions
“$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
My Community Matters
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
What Should I Do About Racism?
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?
Boards, Beer, and More
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
Hood Huggers Green Book
My ongoing goal is to amplify the positive in our community, like the Hood Huggers Green Book, a project I am part of which I got to write about for the the latest issue of the Urban News. You can see (and download) the … Continue reading Hood Huggers Green Book
Hearts in Motion
Hearts in Motion First, I want to celebrate your dear tender heart, your warm heart shining with love and a vision for change. It lights the path. For change must come. The status quo in terms of race in our … Continue reading Hearts in Motion
Listening
This past week has been a particularly heartbreaking one. There is much to be done, and I am committed to the struggle for justice. Right now I am deeply listening, feeling the pain and holding others in the light. In that spirit, … Continue reading Listening
Love. Loss. Love. Loss. Love.
Last Saturday evening I had the true pleasure of being at the Hood Huggers party at the Burton Street Community Peace Gardens. A caring and creative group of folks gathered to celebrate each other, DeWayne Barton’s birthday, and the work of … Continue reading Love. Loss. Love. Loss. Love.
Invisibility and Accountability
“…invisibility is a form of misinformation because invisibility denies the minoritized groups’ experience. To see virtually nothing testifying to an alternate experience from that of the dominant group is a form of misinformation. In other words, the group’s history, interests, … Continue reading Invisibility and Accountability
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