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Can Christmas Coexist?

By Terry Hoffman-Vincevineus ⋅ December 20, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Happy Holidays to All: As I toured the Miller Brewing company in Milwaukee with in-laws, we enjoyed a light show synchronized with music. My 2 year-old niece pointed, laughed, and smiled, with a look of excitement accentuated by holiday lights reflected in her blue eyes. After the show, one of the tour guides proclaimed over [...]

Best Friends

By Katharina Hren ⋅ April 19, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Since grade school I haven’t been sold on the idea of “best friends”. To me the concept of best friends implies checking in with the same person on a regular basis, spending most of your free time with that person, going to the same places, doing the same things, and sharing the same interests. I [...]

Jeff Pearcy: Shall Not Be Recognized photographer

By Arno Michaels ⋅ April 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

To follow-up Natali’s brilliant story on the Shall Not Be Recognized project, I caught up with photographer Jeff Pearcy in his 3rd Ward studio… Arno: How did a self-proclaimed “straight old white guy” get involved in the Shall Not Be Recognized Project? Jeff: It really started when the law passed that forbade gay people to [...]

epiphany

By Arno Michaels ⋅ March 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

(chapter 8 of 11 in “My Life After Hate”) My daughter was conceived in acknowledgement to the shared belief of her mother and I that it was our duty as racially-conscious white people to produce white children. A core tenet of white racialism is the fact that whites are being out-bred by non-white people at [...]

Sammy Rangel “FOURBEARS: Myths of Forgiveness”

FourBears: The Myth of Forgiveness: isn't a simple memoir; it is a graphically illustrated guide from tortured child, to remorseless beast, to healing and change. This book is about helping others find their way out of their history and into the here and now. Proof that what once held you down can now hold you up. After the book reflects on a horrific upbringing it looks to offer key and ground breaking insights of the inner workings of the mind of a victim and later a perpetrator of hate and violence. Service providers working in treatment centers and institutional settings would greatly benefit from this work. Anyone facing issues with forgiveness and change might find a process toward healing and recovery.