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How Midwifery Racially Evolved
Birthing Battle | Equity in Maternal Health CareThis is the first in a series of stories about the evolution of midwifery that will appear on Flatland the…
Inhuman Treatment Of Others Is A Thought Away
Categorizing people by race, then ranking races, leads to dehumanization.
David Livingston Smith has a new book, On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to…
Anger Is Your Friend
It’s time to free it from your oppression and let it do its work
"But we’re never gonna survive…unless, we get a little crazy."Seal
Recently a friend…
Once Upon A Terrible, Terrible Time…
“...stories taught me many things: that I didn’t have to be ashamed when I was afraid, that I could learn to be brave, that there were times for sorrow and…
‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick…
The U.S. celebrates this Independence Day amid nationwide protests and calls for systemic reforms. In this short film, five young descendants of…
Domination Logic, White Supremacy, And The History Of Slavery
Moving away from white supremacist thinking.
To move a community away from white supremacy requires understanding how people get into a supremacist attitude…
Why We Need To Grow Up Our Inner Child Before Becoming An Activist…
In this interview with Robin Grille, we learn why it is important for us to spend time growing up our inner child before becoming an activist. "The wounded…
Nursing Narratives: Deep Listening, Safe Sharing, And Truth-Telling As…
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found the exact amount of…
Understanding the “Cultural Bomb” of Whiteness
White racism has a long but mostly recent history.
In a prior post I discussed ways that individuals can address their own racism, valuing…
Suffocating Racism
What would you do if you suddenly realized you were a racist? In the midst of the peaceful Black Lives Matter worldwide protests I took it upon…