Surely, and rightfully so, there will be a lot of Martin Luther Kind Jr. quotes shared today. For the second or third year in a row, what calls to us more than anything is his letter from Birmingham jail. Specifically, where he calls out the silence and complacency of white moderates;An excerpt: I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which...

Surely, and rightfully so, there will be a lot of Martin Luther King Jr. quotes shared today. For the second or third year in a row, what calls to us more than anything is his letter from Birmingham jail. Specifically, where he calls out the silence and complacency of white moderates:An excerpt: I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which...

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My girl @janet.jif was recently flipping through a design book and came across various stages of design for the center navigation on a remote control.  Stay with me.  Ultimately there were three different designs; an initial design, followed by an improvement upon the initial design, followed by the final design which ultimately would not have been the final design without having gone through the second phase. Stepping stones, building blocks, bridges. The point being, we are ever-evolving. Maybe today we're not where we want to be or see ourselves being but maybe we're at a place in life that's absolutely necessary...

Join us as we participate yet again in a community supported benefit auction. Power to the people. Still We Rise auction #6 December 11th - 18th featuring hundreds of makers, artists, brands and shops offering their amazing items and experiences to raise awareness and money for the crisis at the border. 100% of every dollar benefits @fams2gether and @circleofhealth to help with their critical work on the ground to keep families together and fight for those who need us most. 

Anthony Bourdain once wrote: “Americans love Mexican food. We consume nachos, tacos, burritos, tortas, enchiladas, tamales and anything resembling Mexican in enormous quantities. We love Mexican beverages, happily knocking back huge amounts of tequila, mezcal, and Mexican beer every year. We love Mexican people — we sure employ a lot of them. Despite our ridiculously hypocritical attitudes towards immigration, we demand that Mexicans cook a large percentage of the food we eat, grow the ingredients we need to make that food, clean our houses, mow our lawns, wash our dishes, and look after our children. As any chef will tell you, our...