Our Daily Walk
January 25th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
What will it take for race, racism, and race relations to become as much a part of the issues to discuss as healthcare, housing, and employment?One can hardly consider themselves current with anything going on in this country, or their own communities, if they are unaware or oblivious to the incidents that occur all too often that are at a minimum insensitive, a show of ignorance, lack of concern...
January 11th, 2012
Written by Francesca Biller in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
It has been a year since the passing of one of my favorite people in the world, my paternal grandmother. For some reason, I never assumed she would one day "not be around" for me to speak with, make jokes for and hear her infectious laugh, and ask questions about what my father was "really like" when he was young.It is still hard to believe, but on the anniversary of her death, I now realize that...
December 22nd, 2011
Written by Rita Rizzo in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
Think back to the holiday seasons of your childhood. Now focus in on your very favorite holiday memory. Are you thinking about that shiny new bike brought by an invisible man in a red suit, or the look on your mother’s face when she opened those fuzzy slippers that you carefully selected and paid for with money saved from your allowance? It seems that the warmest memories of holidays past have...
December 19th, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
As we pause this Holiday Season and enjoy family and friends, it is also a great opportunity to share and learn something about how others, different from us, celebrate during this time of the year. Explore the meaning of those celebrations, enjoy the decorations and ornaments, sample some foods.What a great time to enjoy and enrich our experience in better understanding each other.To learn more...
November 3rd, 2011
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 1 Comment
Each of us could take steps as we go about our daily lives to advance the eradication of racism and racist behavior in both our American and global society. We only need the will and courage to address it whenever the opportunity arises.We can also create our own opportunities by taking a stand whenever racism rears its ugly head in our presence.There are individuals and communities, albeit not...
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