It was the smallest of changes. I had just arrived back in the United States after spending 5 years as a teenager of living in the land of the Danes. During my time abroad, I had often visited my father…
It was the smallest of changes. I had just arrived back in the United States after spending 5 years as a teenager of living in the land of the Danes. During my time abroad, I had often visited my father…
For years, we’ve been told the story that there is one way of being. What we think of as normal, the default, is White. The people we’ve been told to admire, the heroes that we see on screen, have by…
You’ve been lied to. You weren’t taught how to learn in school. You were taught how to memorize data in order to pass tests. You were the product of a school system that reinforces white supremacy. That espouses the lies…
Recently, my job has begun engaging in more conversations about diversity and inclusion. As part of an effort to be greater allies and creators of change. The first step being one of the most important – educating ourselves about a…
“Blackbirds and bluebirds don’t mix.” “You shall not be unequally yolked.” From the myth of the Tower of Babel to the book of Revelation and the story of the Curse of Ham, the evangelical faith has a history of using…
In America, there are many common experiences we all go through. Getting that first car, fireworks on the 4th of July, and living through the weird era of life known as High School. It’s a place where our sense of…
Being mixed, we are often floating in between several cultures. There’s the cultures of our parents, the culture of where we live, and also the culture that our society assumes we are based upon our appearance. We are given conflicting…
When we talk about being mixed race or simply just race in general, we have to look backwards. We have to examine the moment that we are in, and reveal how things became the way they are. A few months…
Amidst the protests, figures in media have been speaking out against the systemic racism that persists in America, the media’s role in it, and the call to create a more inclusive Hollywood. Over 300 high profile actors, directors and producers…
I lived in Copenhagen from the age of 13 until the age of 18. During the first 2 years, I made my way through a Danish Catholic school where I received decent grades, but still had a language barrier to…
