400 Years

To mark 403 years since Africans were first forced to the British North American mainland…

…I am sharing **400** word blogs, continuing to collect commitments from people to confront systemic racism more directly in their lives, and offering a closed Facebook group to discuss the blogs and steps to fulfill the commitment.

First Blog: What’s this all about?

Read the first blog post here.

Read and Comment on Individual 400 Years Blogs Here

Full Blog Archive →

Representatives Jones and Pearson in the Tennessee State Capitol (Photo by Cheney Orr/Reuters)

Featured Blog: “Good Trouble in Tennessee"

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

— JAMES BALDWIN

“I commit to deconstruct white privilege and white supremacy more consistently, concretely, and constructively in myself and in our country.”

— 202 people have signed on! Including: Janet H., Marlena S., Ellen R., Sharon M., John R., Liz P., Patti A., Fred P., Ruth D., Joe B., John C-D, Dror K., Marlena S., Jill G., Marlena S., Susan R., Judith A., Pamela A., Bernadette C-G, Eugene P-W, Laura K., Keith St., (180) Karen E., Patricio D., Natalie T., Jeffrey D., Vince W., Ally G., Mary M., Charlie S., Maya C., Betty P., (170) Janet G., Anne Marie K., Larvester G., Harry T., Sue W., Laura B., Roger S., Susan M., Naomi G., Bonnie B., (160) Patti M., Jacqui F., Patricia M., Krista C., Lisa P., Brett M., John M., Virginia W., Sarah H., Susan O'C., (150) Lourdes Z., Bart W., Mark M., Sarah Z., Diane K., Micky S., Inge H., Vandra T., Mary G., Carolyn W., (140) Michele T. M., Ellen T., Anaiise D., Jenifer S., Juanita F., Michael R., Joan M., Anastasia G., Michael T., Barbara S. (130) Betsy N., Karen F., Benjamin G. Mary S., Kim R., Liz B., Bob B., Robert E. S., Ginger A., Jon M., (120) Laura S., Laura B., Sean A., Pam H., Judy K., Dotti W., David R., Isabel L., Mary T-M, Pat McG., (110) Nancy A., John T., Valerie M., Inge H., Loretta N., Patricia A., Manisha P., Lucie C., Deena U., Sheryl R., (100) Linda F., Mary Beth S., Linda Y., Paige B., Karen S., Lori B., Henry P., Aaron T., Stuart A., Armando G., (90) Karen S., Betty-Chia k., Pamela L., Mary S., Roberta G., Ann B., Laura S., Cynna J., Katherine O'K., Joanna L., (80) Brendon J., Margarita McA., Sue J., Trish T., Dorothy D., Sarah T., Rose C., Carol L., Robert J., (70) Lynn G., Sharon S., Nick S., Ruthanne W., Jan B., Russell P., James C., Phillip E., Dorothy D., Kristin H., (60) Jon M., Kate L., Judy R., Stephen M., Joy McC., John T., Carol L., Douglas M., Ron D.., Chris K. (50) Joe C., Don J., Christine VanD., Sean A., Danny H., Stan H., Muriel T., Janet E., Louis P., Kelly L., (40) Lisel B., Jone L., Tasha P., Ken N., Diann B., Sarah L., Rochelle J., Nancy K., Amanda B., Jeanne S., (30) John McC., Rhoda F., Paula R., Betsy L., Sylvia M., Monique S., Stacy S., Vince R., Bob K., Jim G., (20) Liz R., Robert J., Sharon S., Martina B., John H., Lucinda L., Carol D., Aurora T., Jason B., Jill A., (10) Nina D., Martin B., Temma F., Hugh T-M, Justin T-M, Judy D., Carolyn P., Claire B., Jill K.

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