Brownicity: Many Hues. One Humanity

4 days ago

#humansofbrownicity @nickmahlstadtIt was 2012 with the tragic death of Trayvon Martin that I got off the sidelines and began participating. Before then, I had heard and seen the brutality Black and Brown people were facing in our nation. I had read the historical accounts from slavery to Jim Crow but that is where my action stopped. The head knowledge dropped to my heart but that’s where it ended. I was a ‘thoughts and prayers’ response with no action of my own.That was until the death of Trayvon. It was his untimely passing that moved me from head and heart knowledge to street pounding activism. I began to read (a lot!) about why this was happening and what was required of me as a white person in a predominately white town. I began to understand how my relative silence was unhelpful and it was making me complicit in the tragedy. By not speaking out I was allowing this to continue to my brothers and sisters.So, I began writing Op Eds for both print and digital newspapers. I showed up physically at protests and demonstrations. I began leading people from our town through educational sessions about race and anti-racism. I’ve worked with our town to re-implement a Civil and Human Rights Commission and joined hands with other community activists to ensure that we demand a better shared life together.For me, silence was betrayal and I’ve spent that last nine years making my voice as loud as possible.#learn2learn #antiracisteducation ... See MoreSee Less

Brownicity: Many Hues. One Humanity

1 week ago

Did you miss the "Conspiracies Theories" webcaste last night? The recording is available in the link below and you can still join us for the Q&A session on Sunday night, April 18th at 8 pm EST. join.brownicity.com/courses/conspiracy-theories ... See MoreSee Less