Celebrating Women’s History Month!
Yesterday, each member of the Buffalo Common Council honored the incredible women who are the backbone of our city and communities.… Read More
Entries by otherwisz
Diann Takens- Champion Award Winner
Diann Takens: Courageous. Compassionate. Collaborative.
These are just a few of the words used to describe Diann Takens’ relentless advocacy for children and families caught in the cycle of generational poverty.… Read More
Racism vs. Racial Conditioning: Know the Difference
You don’t have to blatantly racist to be ‘racially conditioned.”
Most who have been raised in the US think of human differences using racial categories like white, black, brown, asian.… Read More
Know His Name. Say His Name. Say Their Names.
Garang Doar.
It’s Saturday night, May 30, 2020, and the helicopters are hovering low above my home on Buffalo’s West Side. … Read More