She Knows – September 12, 2022
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They snapped these selfies as souvenirs on their first solo journey through the streets of small-town Kentucky to an ice creme shop & back, moments before an experience that taught us all a bit more about voice, values & violence….
Me to our kids: People (usually white) will greet you with “Happy 4th of July.” Because we’ve talked about the interconnectedness of the struggle for freedom — and how July 4th has NEVER been a holiday that Black, Brown, Indigenous,…
One of the narratives I find largely missing is how we evolve in our social, political, and religious beliefs. Evolution is good! How boring would it be if our beliefs and values were stagnant! In my personal journey of…
Last week I agreed to pray at a Protest outside of BlackRock’s Headquarters on the morning of their annual shareholder’s meeting. It was an interfaith gathering to demand BlackRock exclude companies from expanding fossil fuel production from its active and…
Change must happen. And it starts at home. Last night I read “Equality’s Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America” to my three white kids, ages 7,7, and 5. The backdrop to our lovely family reading was Senator Kyrsten…
Playgrounds are political! Let’s use the opportunities right in front us us say the things we need to say to imagine the world we want.
Resources for reimagining Thanksgiving for parents, educators, and anyone interested in decolonizing, rethinking and intentionally talking about the holiday Americans call Thanksgiving.
I know it’s been a few days since a white supremacist murdered 50 Muslims and wounded 20 more at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in the nation’s deadliest attack, (and since, 5 mosques in Birmingham, England have been attacked. )…
While I was 38 weeks pregnant with my third, I lead a two-week parenting group on “Creating a Culture of Care” in Midtown Manhattan. I drew heavily on the work of Harvard Psychologist Richard Weissbourd, who runs the Making Caring…