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.
It’s freedom for everybody or freedom for nobody.—Malcolm X, Human Rights Advocate
But to be honest, I’m not even talking to you right now.
This is for all my dangerous white liberals.
I’m watching Atatiana Jefferson get gunned down in her own home by a police officer who was supposed to be doing a …
All I ask is that you don’t forget the fundamentals of good research. If everything you read confirms what you already think, that’s not research, that’s self-imposed propaganda.
As we watch the world changing around us…how are we changing with it? Ayurvedic wisdom teaches us that in order to ensure proper immunity during challenging times, we must… learn ways to bring excess stress back into balance.
in the space of a few seconds, I had my “coming to Jesus” moment. It felt as though what I decided then and there spoke volumes about how I would move forward during this crisis.
They say timing is everything. Being born in Flint, Michigan–in 1979–this axiom resonates deeply with me.
The history of the land that we call the United States is built on genocide, slavery, colonialism, and white supremacy. With that as the foundation, and navigating the variety of lived experiences of these truths, this year Center for Whole …
As many of us contemplate what action we will take to demonstrate our solidarity with the youth of the world and nation leading today’s climate strike, I urge you to think about what voices are not being heard. As the young people …
There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives. Audre Lorde
Forward:
The Civil Rights Movement married the principles of social justice with the sensibilities of the Southern Baptist Church–which included, among other social norms, the …
Turn off your computer. Put down your phone.Pick up a feather, a leaf, a bone.Marvel at a flower. Plant a seed. Take a walk.Remember who you are.Be generous with your love.Protect someone. Take a stand.Make art. Dance with strangers.Find your …
Art by Alixa Garcia