Messages
10/7/2022
2 : 44
We’re Moving
Effective Friday, October 7, Our Human Family will be returning to Medium. Technically, the original Our Human Family publication never left and still contains a wide range of excellent essays. We
9/29/2022
19 : 54
After the Storm
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 40: Now the hard part begins, rebuilding. OHF WEEKLY The Aftermath By Clay Rivers – 29 Sep 2022 – View online → Letter from the Editor 💛 Hey Reader, Florida has been ravaged by
9/23/2022
6 : 4
Why Do We Show Up to Vote?
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 39: Sherry Kappel on why we show up to vote; Michael Greiner on two separate strategies politicians and the superrich know that you should know, too; and a quote by Coretta Scott King
9/19/2022
9 : 14
The Complicated Reactions to Queen Elizabeth’s Death
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 38: “I Want a Masculinity Without Violence,” “The PhD in Racism Black People Receive from This Country,” and “The Complicated Reactions to Queen Elizabeth's Death,” and a quote by A
9/9/2022
10 : 24
Racism Masked as Fanaticism/Fandom
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 37: Clay Rivers on racism masking itself as fandom; the Jesse Wilson's OHF Family Tree interview, Sylvia Wohlfarth's award-winning “Down the Rabbit Hole,” and a quote from
9/2/2022
22 : 4
Finding Empathy
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 36: Clay Rivers on finding empathy when he least expected, Sabrina Bryant reveals Black women's integral role in the Women's Suffrage Movement, Charles Estacious White's
8/26/2022
6 : 15
“When ‘Nurture’ Is Anything But”
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 35: Sherry Kappel on the ways we form our identity and how racism negatively impacts that development; William Spivey with a retrospect about Black Americans' ongoing fight to
8/19/2022
6 : 4
How I Talk to White People About Racism
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 34: Clay Rivers on best practices for talking about race; Stephen Matlock on how actions not intentions matter when harm is inflicted on BIPOC; Kim McCaul on the difficulty white people
8/12/2022
10 : 54
When Is Enough Hatred Enough?
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 33: Clay Rivers asks “Exactly How Much Hatred Is Enough?”; Peter Faur on St. Louis' residual Jim Crow racism; all hail, the Queen of Soul; Sherry Kappel's wake-up call for would
8/5/2022
6 : 34
Arrogance: Shame in the Allyship Game
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 32: The ugly side of “allyship”; remembering Nichelle Nichols, Bill Russell, James Baldwin, and a quote by Toni Morrison. OHF WEEKLY Arrogance: Shame in the Allyship Game By John Metta,
8/2/2022
18 : 4
Happy Birthday, James Baldwin!
We celebrate the life, literature, and legacy of the incomparable James Baldwin, one of America's most impactful and prescient writers, and share works by John Metta, William Spivey, and Rebecca
8/2/2022
1 : 4
Nichelle Nichols
She was one of us, the incarnation of the beauty, intelligence, and poise we Black folks saw in our mothers, sisters, aunts, and cousins. Nichols represented all that society denied Black women could
7/29/2022
6 : 4
Father Nelson Pinder: Priest, Father of Orlando’s Civil Rights Movement
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 31: Honoring the father of Orlando's civil rights movement, Father Nelson Pinder; why it's never too late to pursue your dreams; and Madison Pattin on the ongoing work of
7/25/2022
20 : 44
It’s Never Too Late
For Black People, Indigenous People, and People of Color, there's a world of folks anticipating our failure. We don't need to be one of them. Here's a little something to hopefully prop you
7/22/2022
6 : 4
The Secret Lives of Black Victims
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 30: Sherry Kappel on the people behind the headlines and hashtags; Jesse Wilson on the elusiveness of racial equality; and William Spivey on the difficulty in acknowledging systemic
7/15/2022
6 : 4
Fireworks before the Fireworks
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 29: Clay Rivers on fireworks in Orlando before the fireworks show and a tribute to an LGBTQ icon. OHF WEEKLY Fireworks before the Fireworks By OHF Weekly Editors, Clay Rivers – 15 Jul
7/12/2022
17 : 34
The Mayor of the Magic Kingdom
I will always remember my friend with red hair—not because of his red hair, or because he could be the most infuriating person I ever knew at times, or even because he was the first gay activist I ever
7/8/2022
6 : 4
Start Where You Are
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 28: Stephen Matlock on making allyship a reality; Sherry Kappel on supporting Black People through thick and thin; and Madison Pattin on helping white people discuss racism with family
7/1/2022
6 : 14
On the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 27: Our Human Family, the SCOTUS, and Roe; Frederick Douglass's 1852 assessment of July 4th's meaning to the enslaved; Michael Greiner on a favorite strategy of the rich; and
6/30/2022
23 : 44
Frederick Douglass (1852): What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?
The text of abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman Frederick Douglass's July 5, 1852, speech in his hometown of Rochester, New York. OHF WEEKLY Frederick Douglass (1852): What, to the Slave,