Lead contributor Delma Jackson and a host of other voices from the CWC team invite us into a space where the past meets the present and informs the future—a space of self-reflection, personal accountability, history, futurism, and our ever-evolving ideas of community, solidarity, and justice.
My father (Rest In Power) was fond of the adage, “hindsight is 20/20.” This time of year, the legacy of Martin Luther King often comes to mind in connection to that phrase…. People sometimes wonder what they’d do during some …
Dear friends, family, and beloved community of change-makers,As I write this final email of the year I am recovering from COVID. A fitting close to a ridiculously difficult year. Things have not gone as I had hoped and planned. I …
DEI work rarely asks white people to embrace their full humanity— humiliation, fear, frustration, and/or fury. These processes are designed to allow a psychological distance–an internal safe-space wherein silence and a sign-in sheet co-conspire to convey completion without confession, conscious …
THIS is when and how my intersecting interests in social justice, pop-culture, current events, and historical context creates an infuriatingly complex stew in the very soul of my bone marrow. This is when the questions come up that have no …
In light of this year’s MLK Day and the recent terror attacks on the Capitol, I thought I would continue in the tradition of Tubman, Baldwin, Hamer, and King. I thought I would offer an honest observation of the nation …
And the complicated truth is, I love us. I love my family. Love people, full stop. For me that means I need to keep excavating the truth, the history that has been made invisible in the creation of whiteness in …
When considering Black/Indigenous solidarity, I consider ways our collective histories can serve as a magnet, for better and for worse. They can pull us together or repel us, depending…
In Ayurvedic wisdom fall and early winter are considered Vata season in the Northern Hemisphere.
Vata is the subtle energy associated with movement and change— composed of ether and air. In balance, vata promotes creativity and flexibility. Out of balance, …
Maybe we can build something new together. Maybe we take the pain of systemic violence and turn it into a commitment to living in greater harmony with each other. No community thrives without a story to rally around. And we …
It’s freedom for everybody or freedom for nobody.—Malcolm X, Human Rights Advocate
Art by Alixa Garcia
