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Mar 2, 20214 min read
Books Matter
Books can be the mirrors and windows into the world around us. As Rudine Sims Bishop states in her essay Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding...
Feb 28, 20214 min read
So Much Happening in MARch!
In a recent article in Parents’ Magazine, Carolyn Hoyt describes the results of a study in which researchers evaluate the racial...
Feb 22, 20212 min read
The Ongoing Cycle of Influence and Change
With the backdrop of systemic racism and institutionalized discrimination, two men, born of similar times but miles apart, would force a rec
Feb 16, 20212 min read
Allyship in Black History - A Conversation
As part of our Black History Month focus, we're hosting a panel discussion on Allyship in Black history with Professor Kita Marsh, (MSW,...
Feb 15, 20211 min read
Share Black Stories
This month, our Global Kids program has been reading, reading, reading! If you're looking for inspiration for ways to honor Black History...
Dec 5, 20202 min read
Day 9 of BIPOC Shopping: For the Reader
The holiday season is upon us and so is the rush for deals and thrills. Consumer dollars can speak volumes to corporations about what we...
Nov 23, 20205 min read
Thanksgiving--Folktale or History?
Thanksgiving--We imagine a large table set with a wild turkey and surrounding the table men, women, and children with tall, black buckle...
Nov 16, 20203 min read
Health Care and the Affordable Care Act with guest blogger Stacy Baker
Equitable access to health care is important for everyone, particularly during a pandemic!
Nov 2, 20202 min read
Voter Registration is, at times, a contentious issue. Why?
In many countries, voting is compulsory. In Brazil, for example, poll workers will get on boats and venture into the Amazon to collect...
Oct 26, 20203 min read
Voter Suppression
What does it look like? What can you do? During the last primary election, my husband and I went to the polls to vote, toddler in tow. It...
Oct 20, 20202 min read
What are some ways to make voting more accessible?
We had some great responses to this question, and based on the responses, some trends seem to be evolving. Add more voting sites,...
Oct 12, 20203 min read
Indigenous Peoples Day
"I didn’t know you still existed!”
“Wow--you’re native? That’s cool. Do you, like, live in a tipi?”
“You can’t be Native American, because
Sep 28, 20201 min read
How your Social Circle helps or hinders your efforts to doing the Community Based work.
It’s easy to overlook some of the subtle and sinister ways that bias sneaks into our social circles. Take a moment and do an inventory of...
Sep 21, 20202 min read
Building Awareness and Facing Bias
Discovering biases that are otherwise unconscious and overcoming those biases is hard work that requires us to develop awareness. Being...
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Doing the Community Based Work
Doing the Community Based Work School has started and, for most families, the stress of juggling work, multiple school schedules, and the...
Aug 22, 20206 min read
Conversations with Family & Friends
Conversations With Family & Friends
Aug 5, 20202 min read
Anti-Racism in the Classroom
Anti-racism in the Classroom: 3 Part Series with host Dimitria L. Cook Dimitria L. Cook is the author of “Parents’ Playbook: Tips,...
Jul 13, 20200 min read
Jul 6, 20202 min read
The importance of our collective history...
We need the fuller picture of our collective history to move forward in understanding, empathy, and clarity.
Jun 27, 20201 min read
"One Home at a Time"
Imagine purchasing a home, receiving the deed restrictions for the property, and reading the following verbiage...