It's been a difficult start to the new year. I have had friends that have lost work opportunities or been placed on administrative leave because they did DEI work within a government agency. Friends whose organizations have had their funding revoked and those whose...

I know that right now the world feels hard, unjust, and painful. But I also know that this world is filled with beauty, art, love, opportunity, community, and laughter. I have faith in humanity and in our ability to build a more just and equitable future. The most...

Tuesday’s result was a gut punch. For many reasons, but mainly because so many of us desperately want something better, something beautiful and just. Because so many of us and our ancestors have worked tirelessly to dream it, to build it. We know our opponent, we know...

Hello friends, Last week my colleague Jessica and I hosted a session on election preparedness —it was an excellent conversation and felt nourishing to be in community with so many of you. Folks have shared how useful the resource guide has been so we decided share its...

We are capable of great love. As many of you know, for over a decade, Asheville, North Carolina —tucked in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina was my home. It was there that I lived liberation alongside so many incredible humans, growing in my...

It's August 2024, what is time? We have just a few weeks of summer left and as is my yearly plan— I head to the beach! I savor this time: I stare at the ocean, I eat ALL the seafood in sight, I nap, and I read, read, read, and read. Did I mention that I read?! What...

Decades of work by Black women led us to this moment. For hundreds of years Black women have held this country down while lifting us all up. Black women have inspired us and repeatedly challenged the status quo. Black women have built culture, cultivated hope, and...

Friends, My body, my heart, and my spirit has felt different these last 48 hours. Has yours? Lighter. Buoyant. Expansive. My heart has been fortified. Strengthened. I’ve been reflecting on why –and there are so many things to point to, many, but I keep coming back to...

Hey y'all! My friend, April Baskin, was on a panel in San Francisco recently and was talking about white supremacy, anti-semitism, and anti-Black racism. April mentioned a quote from an artist and organizer, Ricardo Levins Morales: “The work we do should be slow,...