There's a restaurant in town that serves delicious Mexican food. It's in my favorite part of town and it has a patio. In my opinion, delicious food and a patio are two of the best things about any restaurant. You'd think this would be one of my favorite restaurants, right? It's not. I don't go …
The #OneConference You Helped Build
This has been a long time coming, hasn't it? We've been gathering here in this virtual space, practicing grace, asking and answering tough and sometimes embarrassing questions, and learning more about each other, and about ourselves. We started out with 31 Days in My Brown Skin. We worked together …
Keeping the Conversation Going: A #ForwardFeature with Marilyn Yocum
I met Marilyn online first, and then in person at that retreat center I was talking about the other day. Since then, I've had the privilege of picking her up from the airport when she came to Nebraska for the little, bi-annual retreat I've been hosting here. I hold her in the highest …
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Going There | Long May She Wave
It's always fun to hear someone wants to share a GoingThere story with my readers. It is a brave thing to do—pulling back the curtain and stepping into a potentially uncomfortable conversation. But, Lyli Dunbar is a brave and classy woman, and she clearly gets it honestly. Enjoy this GoingThere …
Going There: Beautiful Naivete
I grew up in England, white skin, bright blond hair. One of my closest friends was from Jamaica, and two thirds of my elementary school were Sikh. My entire short life, I was surrounded by a canvas of brilliant color. For me, skin color was like eye color, or hair color. It was like whether you were …
Going There: Four Generations
When Deidra opened up this space for conversations about race, ethnicity and culture, I thought perhaps I should tell my story. I hesitated for a long time however because, in order to tell my story, I would have to begin like this: Nearly every Sunday, my grandfather presided over dinner at the …