by Jacqueline Bediako | Jan 30, 2019 | Blog
Photo courtesy of Music of Sound / Jussie Smollett In reading about the racist and homophobic attack on 36-year-old actor Jussie Smollett, I was plunged into deep sadness. I stand in spiritual solidarity with Jussie - I cannot be at his bedside tonight. Instead, I’ve...
by Jacqueline Bediako | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog
Toxic environments, as evidenced by human exposure to dirty water or polluted air, are deadly for everyone. When the police shoot first and fill quotas, they are are also toxic. To connect these dots completely, we must understand how police brutality and toxic...
by Jacqueline Bediako | Jun 22, 2018 | Blog
Arrive on the scene. Shoot. Bang. Dead child. Gone forever. Mother crying. Blood pressure, spiked. Doom, imminent. Siblings, distraught. Funeral. This predictable chain of events is what seems to happen when police officers arrive on the scene. Calling the police...
by Jacqueline Bediako | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog
Historically, Black children in the United States have been subject to a racist system, which not only exposes them to unspeakable violence, but also criminalization. In 1955, Emmett Till - 14 years old at the time - was abducted, tortured and lynched for allegedly...
by Jacqueline Bediako | Apr 25, 2017 | Blog
The contributions made by African immigrants are nationally and internationally relevant. From food to architecture to music and sport, African immigrants not only enrich existing communities, but add their energy and creativity to help emerging communities prosper....
