OPINION: Dear Beloved — Heal Your Heart, Heal the Community
by Chardonnay Beaver Dear Beloved, In her book On the Run, author Charae Lewis wrote, “If you never heal from what hurts you, you’ll bleed on people who didn’t cut you.”
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OPINION: Dear Beloved — Self-Value = Identity Awareness
A Love Letter to Explain Why You Must Matter to You! by Chardonnay Beaver Dear [insert name], You, yourself, deserve love as much as everyone else in the existence of humanity. But be aware that love is often misrepresented by symbols that become irrelevant when we yearn for transformative love and self-awareness.
Local Groups Focus on Safety Today to Ensure Community Dreams Thrive Tomorrow
by Rosette Royale As a child, Tia Yarbrough dreamed that when she grew up, she would help young people — but she never imagined her dream would lead her back to the place where she’d spent hours of her childhood.
‘Beloved’ Campaign Combats Gun Violence With Activism, Art — and Love for Community
by Rosette Royale For Chamel Simmons and her extended family, Thanksgiving 2012 is remembered not for its food, but for its incalculable grief.
OPINION: Dear Beloved – A Love Letter to Seattle’s Black Community
by Chardonnay Beaver When tourists think of Seattle, Washington, their perspectives are limited. We can all agree: Everyone pairs Seattle with rain and/or coffee.
Beloved: Reaching for Redemption — A Lifelong Process
A Seattle father discovers self-value after being affected by both ends of the gun. by Chardonnay Beaver The road that leads to redemption looks different for everybody. For over a decade, David Marshall Sr. has embarked on a mission to make amends with the past that he, along with 35% of Black men in metropolitan … Continue reading Beloved: Reaching for Redemption — A Lifelong Process
OPINION: Dear Beloved — Someday We’ll All Be Free
by Chardonnay Beaver Dear Beloved, Did you know that in 1973, American singer, songwriter, and musician Donny Hathaway released his album Extension of a Man? The second song on the album is titled “Someday We’ll All Be Free.” The hopeful lyrics and uplifting melody marked the song as a classic, and it was later referenced … Continue reading OPINION: Dear Beloved — Someday We’ll All Be Free
Beloved: Recovery & Resilience
by Chardonnay Beaver On the evening of Jun. 18, 2021, Samari Ladd-Ali and boyfriend Jihad Abdul-Haqq were looking forward to seeing one another. It was a casual Friday night when the two met for dinner to catch up. However, this Friday was different from those prior.
Beloved: Restoration — a Collective Effort Toward Freedom
Lifelong anti-violence leader carries the torch of freedom by fighting against the disease of gun violence. by Chardonnay Beaver According to the Oxford English Dictionary, restoration is defined as “the action of restoring a person to a former state or position; the fact of being restored or reinstated.” In the context of gun violence, restoration … Continue reading Beloved: Restoration — a Collective Effort Toward Freedom
OPINION: 911! We Must Act Quickly to Save Our Beloved Community
Gun Violence Is an Infectious Disease by Lynniah Grayson I once heard someone say, “It won’t be long until Black men in America are extinct.” That statement shook me to my core, and new thoughts flooded my mind around the notion that it might become true. Could it be that mass incarceration and gun violence made … Continue reading OPINION: 911! We Must Act Quickly to Save Our Beloved Community
