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Seeing Color

Ayren Jackson-Cannady

Something About Oprah

"You get a car! You get a car! You get a car! You get a car! Everybody gets a car!" It's one of the most iconic moments in daytime...

Christine Muganda

What Do You Get When You Cross....?

It’s incredible the influence our cultural lens can have on every aspect of our lives. I stand in a curious position: a biracial,...

Melissa Jacobs

Teaching Concern and Compassion Through Film

There are times when a movie makes me feel dirty and ashamed. But it’s not because of some explicit content. It’s because the real-life...

John Cannady, Jr.

Hoop Life

"One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team."-- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, six-time NBA Most Valuable Player...

Malisa Payne

All the Words, Speak Them

“All the words; words of love, forgiveness, encouragement-- words of frustration, angry words - HABLARLOS, SPEAK THEM!” - Lila Downs I...

Autumn Swain

Why My Jesus has Dreadlocks

I remember the first time I realized that Jesus, of Jewish descent, was actually born in Asia and had fled as a refugee to Africa. As a...

Rev. Gloria Bradley

The Memory of Sound: Jazzy 1959

Bobby Sox, Bobby Darin, Bubble Gum. Mack the Knife, full of life, having Fun. 1959. I had no idea what was on the horizon. Imagine the...

Malisa Payne

Pork Chops and Collard Greens

Photo of Edna Lewis My mouth is beginning to water just thinking about all the great food that my mentor mom cooks when we get together...

Katie Garcia

Unity Conquers Conflict

It happened in junior high. Our class, half Hispanic and half Caucasian, one day realized that it meant something. There were suddenly...

Autumn Swain

Life Lessons Learned From a Drum Circle

What is it about the drum? When my husband and I were first dating we would spend a majority of our dates walking and talking in...

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