The incarceration of a young, Black, illiterate, 16 year old in Lexington, North Carolina named Charles McNeair is testing the patience of those willing to...[Read More]
Racial Justice/Equity
Articles 
In my new neighborhood in Raleigh, there are Black Lives Matter signs, but no Black people. At the end of the street, there is a...[Read More]
I’m wondering if it will ever change? The year is 2020 but we are still fighting the same thing. Years of oppression got me screaming...[Read More]
Dear Son, Just a few weeks ago, your firstborn child, a little boy, entered your life. These days, you are sleep-deprived and don’t know where...[Read More]
When I was little, I called the apricot crayon “the skin color one.” I meant no harm by it, so I saw nothing wrong with...[Read More]
On June 26, 2020, I marched alongside my brothers and sisters in Pembroke as part of a peaceful march against police brutality. Lumbee counter-protestors claim...[Read More]
Racism is not just happening in the streets of America. It’s everywhere. In every profession, including in the field of education. The first time I...[Read More]
I’ve had an account on Facebook since 2005. Back when you had to be in college to sign up. Back when statuses weren’t an option....[Read More]
So, I am asked among my friends what climate change means to me. In most communities, it isn’t the fact that people don’t care about...[Read More]
North Carolina Democratic Rep. G. K. Butterfield is among the U.S. House lawmakers pushing the CROWN Act, a bill that would ban discrimination based on...[Read More]