Category: The Mirror and the Window
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After the Fire
The piece reflects on Octavia E. Butler’s insights about resilience and transformation in times of turmoil. It emphasizes that, like ashes fostering new life, change is possible despite societal collapse. Butler’s works inspire hope, urging us to envision a better future through courage, accountability, and creativity, rather than merely surviving.
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When We Dare to Be Powerful: Lessons from Audre Lorde’s Fire
Audre Lorde’s teachings emphasize that courage involves moving through fear while remaining authentic in a world that often pressures conformity. Power stems from embracing one’s full identity rather than seeking dominance. By transforming fear into courage through honest expression, individuals can redefine themselves and enact powerful change, asserting their truths passionately and authentically.
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Patriotism Unmasked: Beyond Fireworks and Flags
The essay examines the complexities of July 4th celebrations in America, highlighting the exclusionary narrative for Black Americans. It critiques the sanitized myths of patriotism and emphasizes the importance of acknowledging historical injustices, calling for unflinching resistance and demands for a more inclusive future.
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The Present Threat – A New Episode of The Mirror and The Window
What if the most dangerous threats aren’t a surprise? What if they’re the convenient shortcuts we take, the difficult conversations we avoid, or the small betrayals of our values? This episode, The Present Threat, uses the power of film to challenge us to look inward. It’s an urgent conversation about the silent loss of integrity…
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Resisting Influence: The Cost of Silence in Leadership
Confronting the Quiet Erosion of Integrity There is a threat that doesn’t announce itself with fire or fury. It doesn’t march loudly or wear an obvious uniform. This threat is quieter. Familiar. Routine. It comes dressed in normalcy—and that’s precisely what makes it so dangerous. In this cultural moment, the most pressing dangers aren’t always…
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