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Let It Begin With Me | Momastery
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Carry On, Warrior. Bring G to You. Carry On, Warrior. Bring G to You. Get G in Your Inbox! Let It Begin With Me. September 11, 2013. I’ve been trying to add more ritual to my life, just to remind myself that an ordinary day is something quite holy. That certainly isn’t hard to remember today, though. Heal all of our broken, hard hearts. To our daily to-do lists. Remind us to write Make Peace. Help us make it on Earth as it is in heaven- Blessed are the peacemakers. Brought those towers down. People l...
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Mount Holyoke, A College For White Men? – The DoubleX Chromosome
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Experiences. Voices. Women. Mount Holyoke, A College For White Men? I am a black student at Mount Holyoke College, the first of the seven sister schools, which was started because no other American colleges accepted women. Mount Holyoke women are taught to be bold, to never fear change, and to speak up against injustice… unless you’re a student of colour. 177 years later white male privilege still reigns supreme here. And it is actively reinforced by campus police. Officer: She just needs to calm down.
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racism « Ten Thousand Places
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Words, Words, Words. On Charleston, Hillary Clinton, and black forgiveness. Painting for Mother Emmanuel by Ty Poe. 8220;They dress the wound of my people. As though it were not serious. Peace, peace,’ they say,. When there is no peace.”. This is Clinton’s statement:. Many people of color are speaking out against Clinton’s statement, and I want to join my voice with theirs. This response from Hillary is deeply problematic but also a symptom of white supremacy. Is that how we're remembering now? Hillary C...
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what white people can do « Ten Thousand Places
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Words, Words, Words. Tag Archives: what white people can do. To my white friends: Four things we can do. Yesterday I watched t he video of Sandra Bland’s traffic stop. It is terrifying. It would be extremely upsetting just in itself, but knowing that the jail she is being taken to — for changing lanes without signaling and expressing her irritation to the police officer. When he asked her if she was irritated. If you can’t do anything else, just listen. If you can do one more thing after that, lament....
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To my white friends: Four things we can do « Ten Thousand Places
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Words, Words, Words. To my white friends: Four things we can do. Yesterday I watched t he video of Sandra Bland’s traffic stop. It is terrifying. It would be extremely upsetting just in itself, but knowing that the jail she is being taken to — for changing lanes without signaling and expressing her irritation to the police officer. When he asked her if she was irritated. If you do not have people of color in your life to listen to, find people online. Follow Austin Channing Brown. Say the names of the vi...
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Sandra Bland « Ten Thousand Places
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Words, Words, Words. Tag Archives: Sandra Bland. To my white friends: Four things we can do. Yesterday I watched t he video of Sandra Bland’s traffic stop. It is terrifying. It would be extremely upsetting just in itself, but knowing that the jail she is being taken to — for changing lanes without signaling and expressing her irritation to the police officer. When he asked her if she was irritated. If you can’t do anything else, just listen. If you can do one more thing after that, lament. Go to twit...
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Racism « Ten Thousand Places
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Words, Words, Words. On Charleston, Hillary Clinton, and black forgiveness. Painting for Mother Emmanuel by Ty Poe. 8220;They dress the wound of my people. As though it were not serious. Peace, peace,’ they say,. When there is no peace.”. This is Clinton’s statement:. Many people of color are speaking out against Clinton’s statement, and I want to join my voice with theirs. This response from Hillary is deeply problematic but also a symptom of white supremacy. Is that how we're remembering now? Hillary C...