Not All 4.0s Are Created Equal
In addition to being the Director of Social Justice Education, one of the additional roles that I’m starting this year...
August 17, 2018
Social Justice Education
2018
Trust and Policing Communities of Color
I attended a 4-hour workshop called “Policing at the Speed of Trust” that was designed to strengthen trusting relationships between...
July 7, 2018
Privilege Beads
“If you don’t have to think about it, it’s a privilege.” Increasing our awareness of the privileges we hold presents...
January 26, 2018
Linguistic Diversity as a Social Justice Issue
In The Danger of A Single Story, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talks a lot about power; the power to shape the...
January 25, 2018
Neighborhood Leadership Academy Grand Rapids & A Starter List for Learning About Racial Equity
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to co-facilitate the first workshop of the Neighborhood Leadership Academy, an 8-week initiative...
January 23, 2018
Notes from Midwest Conversations 2017
“This summer we are beginning anew, not with what we are against but what we are for; not rejections but...
January 9, 2018
2017
“Take Sides”
As I sat in the airport, awaiting my flight home after my last day at the Social Justice Training Institute,...
December 28, 2017
Social Justice Training Institute 2017
“The Social Justice Training Institute provides a forum for the professional and personal development of social justice educators and practitioners...
October 23, 2017
Ending Violence Through Radical Love: Notes from the 2017 A Call To Men Conference
I had an opportunity to attend the national A CALL TO MEN Conference in Minnesota this year. These are just...
October 19, 2017
Racial Equity in Action Leadership (REAL) Center Summer 2017 Cohort
I started training as a cohort member of the Racial Equity in Action Leadership (R.E.A.L.) center this month. Sponsored by...
July 14, 2017
