BEYOND Understanding

Sustenance for the socially conscious

Sunday, January 29, 2017

How to #ActNow

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I ’ve heard lots of great advice in the past week on how to help out in these troubling times. Here’s a quick rundown of what I’ve heard me...
Sunday, January 22, 2017

Why I Didn't March Yesterday

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H ere in Denver, more than 100,000 people marched yesterday, and I was not one of them. Not because I hadn’t heard about the march. I’d be...
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Sunday, June 05, 2016

Beyond FACTS: Muhammad Ali’s Mixed-Race Family

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B oxing legend Muhammad Ali was known for a lot of things—his world titles, his dynamic personality, his fast-talking poetic ...
Saturday, January 31, 2015

BEYOND FICTION: In Search of Diverse Fiction for Grown-Ups

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T hanks to the return of Lisa Kenney Meserve to her blog  Eudaemonia , I was inspired earlier this month to try to blog on occasion once a...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

BEYOND Facts: AMOR AND EXILE by Nathaniel Hoffman and Nicole Salgado

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A s dramas along our borders are once again spotlighted by our media and social networks, books like Amor and Exile: True Stories of Love...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Beyond FICTION: Multicultural Picture Books for Mardi Gras from ImNotTheNanny.com

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L eave it to blogger extraordinaire Thien-Kim to provide a timely list of multicultural children’s books that focus on Mardi Gras and N...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

BEYOND Fiction: CALLING ME HOME by Julie Kibler...and the Issue of Race in Works by White Writers

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I stayed up late last night to finish Julie Kibler ’s intricately plotted debut novel, Calling Me Home . On one level, Calling Me Home ...
Sunday, November 10, 2013

Beyond FANTASTIC: My American Meltingpot Blog by Lori Tharps

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I ’ve been meaning to write about the My American Meltingpot blog written by author LoriTharps since author Carleen Brice mentioned it t...
Monday, August 05, 2013

Beyond FUN: Camp to Belong

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  M y first babysitting job was to watch a newborn for the foster family next door for a dollar an hour in the summer of 1977. I remember ...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Beyond FICTION: MIXED ME: A Tale of a Girl who is Both Black and White by Tiffany Catledge

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A uthor Tiffany Catledge  recently introduced herself via a Goodreads group on mixed-race literature. Her children’s book, Mixed Me: A Tale...
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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Beyond FACTS: FIREBIRD by Mark Doty

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I recently attended a workshop at Lighthouse Writers Workshop here in Denver in which poet Mark Doty offered tips on how to “force a foc...
Sunday, June 02, 2013

Beyond FUMING: What's Really Behind Racist Reactions to Multiracial Cheerios Ad?

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I was pleasantly surprised to read in a friend’s Facebook post last Friday that a new Cheerios ad featured a biracial family. “Seems odd...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Beyond FINISHED: In an Upstate New York State of Mind

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H ow fitting that I found myself reading an essay about upstate New York (“Let Me Tell You What It Means” by author Brock Clark e in a gem ...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Beyond FRIENDS: CHEAP CABERNET: A FRIENDSHIP by Cathie Beck

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C olorado author and journalist Cathie Beck recently met with a lunch group I organize of local women authors, editors, and other talented...
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Mom to three children of mixed-race heritage, I’m an author who’s compelled to write about social concerns. While researching biracial issues for my first novel, ONE SISTER'S SONG (published by Pearl Street Publishing of Denver), I compiled an extensive list of resources on tolerance initiatives. Many people and organizations work to expose the realities of prejudice, past and present, every day; others have written books or designed products to spread their message of peace to people of all colors, especially children. This blog is designed to highlight as many of these resources as possible, with special attention given to those who choose not only to tolerate differences among us, but to celebrate the wondrous diversity of this race we call human. Enjoy! karen.carter1 AT comcast.net
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