Recent Posts
- Should schools also speak separately to white students, parents, and staff?
- Everyday is Father’s Day (lyrics)
- How companies can avoid “Black Lives Matter” and Juneteenth becoming the new Kwanzaa
- From allies to partners: how white people can be better listeners
- Breonna Bland Arbery-Floyd (a poem for the slain)
Recent Posts
- Should schools also speak separately to white students, parents, and staff?
- Everyday is Father’s Day (lyrics)
- How companies can avoid “Black Lives Matter” and Juneteenth becoming the new Kwanzaa
- From allies to partners: how white people can be better listeners
- Breonna Bland Arbery-Floyd (a poem for the slain)
- We need you NOW to stand with us for Ahmaud Arbery
- COVID-19: Tough Times Don’t Last but Tough People Do!
- NOW is the time time to grow! Don’t let Coronavirus stop you!
- Be an Upstander not a Bystander with Dr. Omekongo Dibinga
Changing the Climate on Climate Change (a poem)
/0 Comments/in Article, blog, Commentary, News & Events /by Upstander InternationalOur house is on fire From this climate quagmire Yes our house is on fire but more and more of us are inspired And we’ll keep reaching higher until some of these bank CEOs are fired We have less than 11 years but we will have no fear Because we understand that the science couldn’t […]
The 10 Antiracist Commandments (lyrics)
/0 Comments/in Article, blog /by Upstander InternationalI been in this land for years, they see me as an animal Time to end these racist lies, just read a manual A step by step booklet for you to get Time we learned how to be anti-racist Dr. Kendi laid out the blueprint of how to do it You wanna be an antiracist this […]
The Case For Impeachment (updated lyrics)
/0 Comments/in Article, blog /by Upstander InternationalWe got a president that wants to be king A media that obsesses on the pettiest things A republican party that will do anything That the President says man, he’s pulling their strings Well he ain’t pullin mine I’ll say what’s on my mind Cause some seem scared to charge Trump with high crimes And […]
I’m Black Before I’m A “Person of Color” Or “Minority.” Companies, Schools, & TV MUST See Me.
/0 Comments/in Article, blog /by Upstander InternationalIn my work over the past few decades in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion, I have always done my best to make sure that the language I use is respectful of all of the communities with whom I work. Now I don’t just throw out words just to please people. I do my […]
The Best Me (an affirmation)
/0 Comments/in blog /by Upstander InternationalRepeat (with passion)! There can only be one me! There was no me before me There will be mo me after me And since I’m the only me That the world will see I will be the BEST me That I can be!