The much-anticipated Election Day of 2020 has come and gone. For many, the close race led to anxiety as we watched the votes roll in and waited for the results. However, it is quite clear that our work is not done. You may find yourself wondering, “What now? How can I keep this same energy and momentum going?”
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As so many people continue to quarantine and practice safe distancing guidelines, we have to be innovative about the ways we can amplify our voices and participate in activism. If you cannot or do not feel comfortable going in person to knock on doors or volunteer as a poll worker, that’s okay. There are still safe, distanced ways you can get involved in the election and make a final push for voters this year.
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In 1991, when I decided to move to Washington, DC, with my future wife. I left the safe confines of my Tribal Community of southeastern North Carolina. It was my first experience with people who did not look like me, talk like me, act like me or think like me. Despite these connections, the one place I never felt any bond with my personal identity was the federal agency I was working in. Most of the time I was the only American Indian on my team, staff or business unit.
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It happens virtually every time a #BlackLivesMatter event makes the news. It happens when a protest is held for racial justice on a college campus or a rally occurs in a public square. And it happens every January, as our country devotes a day to honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory and legacy: someone offers an out-of-context quote from Dr. King himself that serves to forward a prescriptive opinion they hold about how activists “should” conduct themselves.
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“How dare you,” Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old from Sweden scolded the esteemed, erudite generations her senior who assembled for the United Nations Climate Action Summit earlier this week. Why is it always young people who spearhead protests for social change? Is it that they have more to lose than the oldest generation who will likely not be around to see the ramifications of inaction?
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During college, my Facebook newsfeed was typically the first thing I pulled up in the morning, and...
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Last year, several studies came out showing that the 2016 election was still affecting...
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A new study by Pew Research Center reveals that Americans are largely undecided about the...
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Yesterday marked one month since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,...
Read MoreYesterday, The Winters Group hosted a Virtual Learning Lab titled “Leading from the Heart”, part one of a three-part series title Leading Inclusively: The Master Class. During this lab, Principal Strategist Susan McCuistion...
Read MoreIt’s 2018. To say someone is the first to do anything at this point is rare. The same falls true for black musicians and their ties to social activism. There are far too many artists to highlight. So, during this Black History...
Read MoreWill the real leaders please stand up? I don’t care if you are conservative, liberal, apolitical, non-partisan, pacifist, activist, Christian, Jew, Muslim, atheist, agnostic, or any number of descriptors that may apply to your...
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