The Slippery Slope of Talking About Race in America
A couple of years ago I took on an assignment to write about racial equity and social justice in the food movement …
There’s a Fine Line between Courage and Foolishness
Last week, I decided to forego the mall and take my 11-year old son Santiago to a secondhand store to purchase him …
Courage After the Decade of Risk
For some reason, it is easier to recognize 2010 as the last year of the new millennium’s first decade than it was …
The Courage to Look Up
“When you’re digging a ditch, don’t look up.” A scout leader gave me this advice 36 years ago, when I was eleven. …
A Different Kind of Courage
Courage as We Know It Working with community leaders over the past decade, I have seen many praised for taking courageous stands …
Quality Leadership Demands Courage and Action
Writing a blog is a new adventure for me. I am excited, apprehensive, wondering who will be reading what I write, and …