In a special July 4th episode I take a moment to reframe what we think of as 'independence day' and the hypocrisy of our founding fathers claiming 'all men' being free and equal even as they enslaved others. I refer to and read from the 1619 Project, presented by the New York Times as it draws our attention to when slavery began here in our country...what some call the original sin could really be called our origins.
If you didn't see the powerful video NPR put out this week of the descendants of Frederick Douglass, I highly recommend you watch it here. I refer to it and read an excerpt in this episode of his famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July," (1852)

My family isn't celebrating today...if yours is, take some time to consider who among us truly have freedoms in this country. Ask yourself if people are treated equally, and maybe even begin to examine how your white privilege has served you. This isn't meant to make you or anyone feel badly...rather to learn and grow and to do better once we know better. 

Be good to yourselves, and to each other. And may all beings truly be free...

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