Conversations in the Community, Inc., recognizes Colgan High School rising junior, Genesis B. Graves for her Community Action Project, which tackles the topic of racial and cultural discrimination and stereotyping in Prince William County Schools. “I chose to address discrimination in Prince William County as my community action project because I feel like not enough […]
TCI Sponsors the following post: Virginia’s New Budget Sends Mixed Messages about Our Values After a lengthy budget negotiation process, Gov. Youngkin ceremoniously signed the 2022-2024 Virginia budget into law on June 22, 2022. Budgets are moral documents that reflect what and whom we value. This new budget sends mixed messages about Virginia priorities, especially […]
Ebony Lofton, candidate for Mayor of Dumfries, is an avid golfer who wants to give back to her community by helping to raise funds for local charities in Dumfries through a golf tournament. Friends of Ebony Lofton will host a charity golf tournament named “FORE the Love of Charity” at Potomac Shores Golf Club […]
The following post is sponsored by Carried to Full Term Carried To Full Term is a nonprofit that provides long-term housing to pregnant women, and women with children, experiencing homelessness. Our 2-year program, located in Haymarket, Virginia, gives families time to acquire the necessary skills to become independent and self-sufficient. We do so through continuing […]
by Jennifer Roberts Yesterday was Juneteenth. For the second year in the 245-year history of the United States, this historic day was recognized as a federal holiday. On June 19th, 1865, news of the end of the legalized enslavement of African Americans reached the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas, two and a half years after […]
What is it you’re not seeing when you’re only looking up? Did you miss footprints in the grass, making imprints among the impossible? Or further behind on that scarred trail, scrapes of rakes and hoes barely staying steady? It’s the indents in earth that give it away, signs everyone needs something to rely on. Yet […]
Call for strong support for workers at VDH addressing racial disparities The following statement was released on Thursday by The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis: “In 2021, Virginia lawmakers passed a resolution recognizing that racism is a public health crisis, becoming one of seven states to do so according to the American Public Health Association. That resolution was […]
by Jennifer Roberts, Founder of Conversations In the Community We must proactively address racism in our school communities. We must create learning environments that are safe for all students and take thoughtful and swift action when racial and cultural violations occur . We need more effective training and accountability for teachers and staff concerning microaggressions […]
by Jennifer Roberts Yesterday, I thought about the sequence of events that generally happen after racially motivated acts of violence like the ones committed last weekend in Buffalo, New York and Laguna Woods, California. When these despicable hate crimes are committed, some people are filled with a range of emotions that motivate them to take […]
Awestruck by poison’s power, grass dies with wildflowers. Too quiet ally. (For more information on Katherine’s writings, visit her website.)
