Last Week

Last week was a difficult one for America.  July 4th and celebrating all things "American" are my favorite.  I love red, white, and blue... apple pies... bbqs... fireworks... Colonial Williamsburg... you name it.  What I don't love is the part of America's history that is ugly.  That is still rearing it's ugly head.  That exploded in ugly tragedies last week. 

I hate the idea that social media is how we "fight battles" now, but I also know that it is a powerful enough platform that staying silent also says a lot.  (Either way, I will potentially offend someone... but this really isn't about me.) I don't claim to have answers or be on a "side" or even have the right words.  So instead I'm sharing just a few links to other people's words and platforms that have stuck out to me this week.

Love, Teach: Tolerance Is Not Enough: A Letter to My Former Students

Huffington Post: On Mothering White Sons to Know #BlackLivesMatter

Annie F. Downs: Resources I Find Helpful

Jon Greenberg: Curriculum for White Americans to Educate Themselves on Race and Racism--from Ferguson to Charleston

Design Mom: Say Something

Washington Post: How Silence Can Breed Prejudice 

Blessed are the Feet: 10 Reasons I Don't Want to be Your White Ally