Sadly, I didn’t know Juneteenth was a “thing” until quite recently, maybe only two or three years ago. I’m guessing that others might be willing to admit the same. I’m also pretty sure that when the new law was signed earlier this week making June 19 a federal holiday, plenty of folks in this country asked, “why do we need to make such a big deal out of it?”
What can you do to respond to the issues of racial justice and violence in our community? The first answer is to not do anything but to listen. Listen hard to our black and brown neighbors. Then you can “Look for the helpers” as Fred Rogers said on his TV...
PoP Member Barb Burkhardt is organizing an online book group to discuss White Fragility: Why it is so hard for whites to talk about racism by Robin Diangelo. The group will look at issues of systemic racism and how we can respond. The group will meet...
