Community Responses

This is the year I realized the power of "No." I don't have to be everything to everyone. I can be me. And, that's enough. I believe "no" is the new activism for Black women. by Diane M Manuel, PhD…

Title: Surviving COVID Tell nurses "You may rest." Tell teachers "You matter." Tell Door Dashers "You are the best." Tell the unemployed "Do not shatter." Tell everyone "Be safe." Tell priests "Pray strong." Ask the grave digger “Might you sing…

This is the year we slow down and consider what we value. The hurry of the past gives way to quiet moments of reflection. More time with ourselves, our closest family and friends, protecting what matters most. by Anonymous from…

This is the year…the world changed forever. With the celebration on July 4, 2021, of our nation’s 245 years, it’s become apparent how much we’ve lost during 2020 to 2021. Freedoms once taken for granted were taken away, a way…

This is the year "heal" is an active verb The year we acknowledge what was behind the curtain all along This is the year we reach out and hold tight and remember that some days we won't be able to…

This is the year you regrew in my chest after I pulled you out from the root. Instead of planting a garden in your place, I felt that vine slither in again and wrap and tighten and grow. But this…

This past year has been full of darkness with the world shutting down and coming to a halt and so many examples of hate. Yet, there has been so many examples of light her in the darkness..those who light up…

This year has been odd. I can't really think of another appropriate word. A few days before the pandemic shut down the world, I had 'voluntarily' retired from a more than 30 year job with a famous healthcare institution. In…