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Month: June 2020

Peace by Piece

Piece 5: Strange Fruit

Posted on June 30, 2020November 1, 2021 by Querida

This week is about strange fruit.

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Piece 4: Representation

Posted on June 23, 2020November 1, 2021 by Querida

When brand names and images are changed in order to be more considerate of a diverse customer base, what feelings does this elicit inside you?

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Charleston: A Watchman Meditation

Posted on June 17, 2020November 1, 2021 by Querida

I originally wrote this piece four years ago and published it on my former blog here. Since today is the anniversary of this tragedy, I brushed it off and polished it a bit to share again today. “Every man’s island, Jean Louise, every man’s watchman, is his conscience. There is no such thing as a…

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Piece 3: Black and…

Posted on June 16, 2020June 4, 2022 by Querida

Bayard Rustin, the openly gay activist who was instrumental in organizing 1963’s March on Washington – the march where Dr. King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, the march that Al Sharpton has announced plans to replicate this August – was in many ways kept behind the scenes of the Civil Rights Movement because of his status as an openly gay man. Then, as now, folks thought that his sexuality would be a distraction if he featured more prominently in the movement.

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Piece 2: Hell You Talmbout

Posted on June 9, 2020November 1, 2021 by Querida

I first heard the song “Hell You Talmbout” several years ago, a short month after Sandra Bland was found hanged in her jail cell three days after police stopped her while she was driving. Sandra Bland’s death had shaken me deeply; she very much reminded me of a cousin who is as close to me as a sister. So when Janelle Monae released this cover as a protest song the following month, I sat myself down at my dining room table while my children napped, and I wept.

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Piece 1: The Bluest Eye

Posted on June 2, 2020November 1, 2021 by Querida

This article is part of a year-long series. If my work is helpful for you, consider a contribution through Venmo to keep the anti-racism work going.

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peace by piece

Posted on June 2, 2020November 1, 2021 by Querida

Beginning today, I will publish a series of posts designed to help those who want to learn and change. Each post will highlight no more than three specific resources to listen to, read, or watch, to expand your knowledge of history and current events, and to spotlight perspectives you may have never before had reason to consider.

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