The Coronavirus — and a Bit of Levity, Too
‘Community Influencer’ Ronnika (R.J.) Williams Works Out a Formula of Engagement with Her Facebook Audience BENTON HARBOR, Mich.— Sometimes you can serve up a serious message with a side order of humor. If you do it right, it makes for easier digestion. Ronnika (R.J.)...
His ‘Boil-Over’ Point
The George Floyd Killing Provokes a Torrent of Thoughts about Racism in America from a 62-year-old Black Man BENTON HARBOR, Mich.— My friend James “Terry” Stokes called me up the other day. It had been a few weeks since we’d connected. We talked briefly about...
Terry Stokes, in Short Takes
Terry Stokes in his apartment in Benton Harbor, Mich. Wide-Ranging Thoughts on Racism, American-Style An hour-and-a-half interview with Terry Stokes unleashed a torrent of thoughts on why white people act the way they do, and how he and other Black people have...
How Racial Trauma Can Live Inside You for 55 Years
Therapist and author Sheila Wise Rowe (left) talks with Christina Edmondson, dean of Intercultural Student Development at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Mich., after Rowe’s speech at Calvin in February 2020. Therapist-Author Sheila Wise Rowe Recalls the ‘Lies’ She...
Three Ways that Help People Heal from Racial Trauma
Therapist-author Sheila Wise Rowe talks about what it feels like to suffer the trauma of racism. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – People of color who suffer racial trauma can find comfort and wholeness through three paths – lament, community and true reconciliation – said...Healing the Trauma of Racism
For a limited time, you can watch 'Building a Trustworthy Healthcare System: Notes from History, Ethics and Contemporary Crises' with Harriet Washington. Learn how to get involved to help overcome structural racism. https://www.spectrumhealthlakeland.org/.../past-events
We recently invited the author of ‘Medical Apartheid’ Harriet Washington to help us understand Why African Americans, after 400 Years, Are Justly Suspicious of U.S. Medicine. #MiCGR
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How to build trust through community influencers. https://lynntodman.org/how-to-build-trust-in-a-pandemic/
% of registered voters who say it “really matters” who wins the presidential election
2000 50%
2004 67%
2008 63%
2012 63%
2016 74%
2020 83%
-Pew
