An excerpt from Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From The Inside Out, Chapter 11: Cultivating Moral Character – Get Political A country is only as strong as the people who make it up and the country turns into what people want it to become… We made the world we’re living in, and we have to make […]
In Charles Johnson’s recent essay, Advice To Emery, published in the October edition of 3rd Act Magazine, he offers 10 points of advice for his grandson, Emery. I was delighted to discover that words from Mindful of Race were included as point number 2! Read: Advice to Emery In speaking with Dr. Johnson about this
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“I’m a diva when it’s time to be a diva. When I leave the stage, I’m the lady next door.” – Aretha Franklin, 1942-2018 The spirit of Aretha Franklin pervaded our home growing up in South Central, Los Angeles. On most days, we relied on the strength and the integrity of her voice. She was
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THIS! Our new issue featuring heart activist extraordinaire, Ruth King — is hot off the digital publishing presses — and it is NOT to be missed. It was an honor to sit down with this lady who is literally on a mission to get the blood pumping through the heart of humanity again — to
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The Art of Letting Go by Ruth King The Fear of Letting Go “If I let go, what can I be certain of? Where will I land? What will I gain?” Oftentimes we’re afraid to let go because we want to avoid the feelings of disorientation and groundlessness that can arise in the process of
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Long overdue discussions around race in America are finally having a moment—one that needs to last a very long time. The Netflix series Dear White People recently released its second season, as did Donald Glover’s Atlanta on FX. Both were created by young African-Americans who have a lot to say; and in unique and hard-hitting
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Anchor Magazine features Mindful of Race. Anchor Magazine’s mission is “where spirituality and social justice meet.” Check it out: Anchor Magazine – Spring/Summer Cover Anchor Magazine – Mindful of Race – Spring/Summer 2018
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“As we walk through the minefields of social injustice and hardship, we may want to call on the strength of these elemental inner resources for balance and equipoise. For example, there are times when we will need to stand our ground, strong like a mountain, and observe what emerges. And there are times when we
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“We have racially conditioned perceptions that operate based on past experiences that are stored in the mind. These include memories, views, beliefs, and fears, all of which stimulate the mind to act or behave in ways that make sense to us. Once we perceive race, the mind immediately scans the memory bank of past experiences
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My mother, Lodie Mae Cherry, passed away four years ago to this day – May 3, 2014. She was a month short of 90. I was teaching a Mindful of Race training in Charlottesville, VA, when I received the call, and it took all I had to complete the last day of training before catching
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