HeARTtalk – Healing Through Art and Story
with Tracey Michae'l
There’s certainly a pattern. Black person dies at the hand of white person. White person may or may not be held accountable. Black person’s family members announce that they have forgiven said white person. The majority of people oooh and ahhh. Tears are shed. Scriptures are quoted. Rinse and repeat. Yes, there’s definitely a pattern of black folks being praised for …
I consider myself a peaceful person. For me, this simply means that I don’t believe that most problems can be solved through violence or aggression. I’ve lived most of my life by the mantra that says, “conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.” I don’t avoid confrontations but I certainly don’t take up arms every …
As of this writing, I’ve just finished watching the film, Twelve Years a Slave. Whew! I don’t know where to begin. I cry when I think about what my ancestors endured during this most heinous part of American History; history that is only 150 years removed from my life today (Note: that’s less time then …
Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it…” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I have some things I need to work on. Actually, there are many, many "somethings" I need to work on but there are a few that seem to keep coming up in …
