Tag: diversity
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Worth Celebrating
photo courtesy of Unseen Histories on Unsplash I grew up in a white midwestern town. I remember only one young man of color in high school who was kind, gracious, and soft-spoken. When I got to college, some of my best friends were people of color. Since joining the staff of a large non-profit, I’ve…
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Seeking Identity In All The Wrong Places
It was crazy hair day. Mason and Callum had been encouraged to do something different with their hair. For the day. Preschool is a time of introducing new ideas, new ways of doing things, learning the value of the distinctive. Children rarely recognize differences; they see another child and they recognize someone like them–little.…
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He Was My Brother
When did it become acceptable for individuals to judge the value of another human being? Over the past week, anger has escalated to the point of rage and destruction. What began in Minnesota and then spread throughout America has impacted cities around the world. But let’s not lose sight of why. It began with a…
Tip of My Iceberg 