America as we know it has disappeared forever. In the wake of COVID-19 and the necessary push to stay home and physically distance, there is an ongoing, and understandable, desire to return to normal....
You’ve either said it or you have heard it – “Sunday is the most segregated day of the week.” And in the 21st century in the wake of all the civil unrest and racial injustices, there is an all-out...
The more informed people are about a topic the more likely they are to make sound decisions. That is what John Nowlin, a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, always has believed. Nowlin, 77, says the most...
The invasion of America by the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the American landscape in ways never expected. The more than 150,000 deaths throughout America have been devastating for families where a father,...
My view of these two movements (Civil Rights and Black Lives Matter) is shaped by life experience. I grew up in majority Norwegian ethnic farming community in Minnesota. In 1961, I traveled...
For seven days, Henry Turnage circled the monument on the lawn of the Franklin County Courthouse. Walking in circles was a symbolic journey. “That’s a huge representation of what it’s like to be a black...
This summer has been an awakening for me. The deaths of George Floyd and Breanna Taylor and countless others have mobilized an army of activists fighting against systemic racism and police murders in our country....
Dear Family, It’s never just one event that sparks a movement. There are many. Suddenly, though, there is that one that is so powerful that we have no choice but to address. We can name those events,...
Many of us are spending more time at home these days - working, providing childcare, foregoing gatherings of family and friends- to help protect co-workers, parents and children – everyone in our community...
The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color requires the urgent integration of equity into emergency management. Disasters amplify existing inequities on a larger and more visible...
