Brushes with Blackness – Feminist or Womanist?
Third in series in how Black lives and Black culture colored my Whiteness. I came of age during the Second …
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Brushes with Blackness: Best Friends and Bullies
As a child I was completely color blind. I know today people would say that was unlikely. Or even problematic. …
Brushes with Blackness, 1
All of us who are white in America were born into a country steeped in racism. Even for those of …
“What I Regret Most, Failures of Kindness” – Graduation Speech Goes Viral
With graduation season upon us, I thought I’d re-share the most inspiring graduation speech I ever read. One by the …
Music to Comfort & Inspire
Friends on Facebook shared these two music videos with me recently. I loved them so much I had to share …
Mothering the World on Mother’s day
In the Time of Corona we all need a little mothering on Mother’s Day. A huge influence on my understanding …
Poetry in the Time of Corona
Leaf shadows thrown by the morning sun against a creamy wall. Soft, sensuous folds of a warm blanket tossed across …
Joy and Grief and Everything in Between
I don’t know if it has anything to do with Covid-19, all these mixed emotions that swell and rage and …
Home Schooling Again, & Who’s the Boss?
I home-schooled my two children for six years when we were sailing around the world on La Gitana. And now, …
“Love is a Language Few Practice, But All Speak”
Unreast in Baton Rouge By Traci K. Smith after the photo by Jonathan Bachman Our …
