Over the next few installments of my weekly “active-ist”-focused blog posts, I will be sharing the stories of a few of our runners, allies, and community members regarding their relationship to fitness and health. Meet Omar Malik, who is running the 5K with Team Ella Baker Center. Omar is a… Read more
When you talk about hope, you have to be a long-distance runner. – Dr. Cornel West
As part two of my series on training for a 5K with Team Ella Baker Center at the Oakland Running Festival, I want to share my basic perspective on health, food, and… Read more
My relationship to exercise and fitness is complex, and deeply rooted into my identity. When I grow athletically, I grow spiritually, too.
When I was very young, I was a ballerina. I tap danced. I was on the swim team. I played games with anyone of any age and gender,… Read more
This post is a part of Blogging for Choice Day.
This week we celebrate the 39th anniversary of Roe. V. Wade, the landmark decision by the Supreme Court to guarantee a woman’s right to privacy and the legalization of abortion. This decision dramatically changed the way women and families… Read more
When I first heard about FemSex while a student at Brown University, I was skeptical. The Female Sexuality Workshop. I was from the Bay Area…issues of sexuality had been on my radar since elementary school. I didn’t need an entire workshop on sexuality. But then I noticed
When my co-workers asked me to write a quick blog post about the benefits of running I thought it would be a piece of cake. My other job is coaching cross country running and track and field at Skyline High School here in Oakland so knowing a thing or two… Read more
I was the kind of kid that adults liked to call non-athletic. I wasn’t uncoordinated or weird enough to be the last one picked for recess games. But I also was a better cheerleader and fun teammate than I was an actual athletic asset.
Enough years of people telling you… Read more
Urban America is vast and dense. It moves quickly and often continuously. It is diverse, ever-evolving and a source of both economic security and uncertainty. For some it is a utopia where hopes and dreams can be made real and sometimes unmade. It is a thriving source of inspiration, companionship,… Read more
In the two decades that I’ve spent working on public education, youth, and racial justice issues, nothing was more disheartening to me than how local, state and federal laws treat youth of color like highway litter. School discipline zero-tolerance policies, law enforcement’s racial profiling, and the increased militarization of… Read more
