by Yodit Mesfin Johnson | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare,” – Audre Lorde, A Burst of Light (1988). (Lorde was a Black lesbian feminist essayist, poet, and activist) One of my self-preserving acts is...
by Yodit Mesfin Johnson | Aug 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Almost three years ago, we started discussing how NEW could address the racial leadership gap in Washtenaw County. As we start receiving applications for the next Champions for Change cohorts, it feels important to resurface the ‘why’ behind this work. Why...
