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Where Are All My White People At?
Photo credit. wyso.org A friend suggested I jot down 10 random questions on a sheet of paper, instead of simply sitting down and trying to think of what my next blog post should be about. The...
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Accountability, Artivism and Action: Where Are You On The Continuum?
Photo credit: Vanity Fair The world was watching, and waiting, anxious, holding our collective breath, in hopes we could breathe again, if even for the one evening of Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the day...
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In Memory of George Floyd, One Year Later
George Floyd Memorial. Photo credit: nytimes.com Today marks the eve of the day George Floyd was murdered by that police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. And, even though he was convicted for the...
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I Lived in Tulsa for Three Years, and Yes, I Didn’t Know About the Tulsa Race...
My friend Ellen, from my old writing group here in Rhode Island texted me the other week saying she had been reading a lot about the commemoration of the 100th year anniversary of the Tulsa Race...
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The Unsurprise of Injustice. Now What?
Justice was not served in the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Or our American (in)justice system worked the way it most often does: protecting and upholding white supremacy law and order. The message was sent,...
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Accountability is Good. Sustained Justice Is The Goal.
I was at a checkout counter at the mall last week when I looked down at my phone to see the breaking news that Rittenhouse had been acquitted. I moaned, “Oh no!” aloud, and the young cashier gave me a...
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What Does It Mean To Be White And Have Community?
Celebrating diverse Jewish community at Diana’s Passover Seder *** February 14th marked ten years of writing the Wendy Jane Soul Shake blog. What started as a singular journey to question and explore...
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History Is No Mystery: Artist, Shea Justice, at The Fountain Street Gallery,...
On May 14th, ten Black women and men, including an 86 year-old grandmother, were murdered at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York by a young, white supremacist man with an automatic rifle. Shortly...
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It’s Okay To Be Quiet, AND Keep “Doing the Work” Every Day Of Our Lives
Happy 2023! I know I’ve been quiet here on the blog–very quiet in 2022. I only wrote two pieces, far fewer than the past ten years I’ve been writing entries on Wendy Jane’s Soul Shake. Reflection And...
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Rest in Peace, Tyre Nichols: Please, No More Rest or Waiting To Make Change
Tyre Nichols vigil at Rhode Island State House We are all aware by now of the tragic killing of Tyre Nichols by at least six Memphis police officers. We now know how the media played things by naming...
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