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The Toxicity and Violence of White Solidarity: Team Racism -versus- The Honey Pot Company

Pamela D Long March 2, 2020 No Comments

I wish I could say that I am sheltered enough to be surprised by racism/white supremacy. I’ve accepted that racism is a team sport and most White people know how…

Youth Violence – the racialized toxicity of our national culture

Pamela D Long January 27, 2020 No Comments

Every day we look at the pain and suffering spread across American cities that we love and call home. Every day there is more pain added to a mountain of…

August 9, 2014

Erica Williams August 9, 2019 No Comments

August 9, 2014, my brother and I were on our way to Six Flags and we kept seeing cop cars flying down I-270 in the other direction. We didn’t…

The significance of August

Erica Williams August 1, 2019 No Comments

Bruce Franks, Jr. I woke up thinking about Bruce Franks, Jr. (For folks who don’t know, he was the State Rep for the 78th District and an activist.) I didn’t…

What if White Christians Gave Up Racism During Lent

Erica Williams March 6, 2019 No Comments

I posed the question on Facebook on the purpose of giving up something for Lent. I had been seeing posts about giving up random things – from candy to social…

Excited for 2019!

Erica Williams January 3, 2019 No Comments

A Red Circle’s first full year of operating was 2018. It was my first year as its full-time Executive Director and boy, did I learn a lot! From hiring and…

Why Are All the Black Kids Hungry?

Erica Williams September 21, 2018 No Comments

Ok, so the title might be a bit of a stretch; not all Black children in North St. Louis County are hungry. But, there are enough hungry children that should…

Signs Don’t Vote (and books don’t read)

Erica Williams August 15, 2018 No Comments

St. Louis County is coming off the heels of a very important primary election and, A Red Circle was right in the mix, registering voters, sharing about the importance of…

A Town Hall Meeting Without the Town

Erica Williams April 17, 2018 No Comments

I did not attend the first meeting because my son had a concert at UMSL. (It was awesome, by the way.) I did, however, hear complaints about the first meeting…

Our First Year is Almost Under Wraps

Erica Williams March 2, 2018 No Comments

After Mike Brown was killed so close to my home I knew I had to do something. What that something was, I was unsure. I have never been the type…

A Red Circle Blog

Exploring Matters of the Heart:
Empowering Our Community for Strength

Latest Blog Posts

The Toxicity and Violence of White Solidarity: Team Racism -versus- The Honey Pot Company

Youth Violence – the racialized toxicity of our national culture

August 9, 2014

The significance of August

What if White Christians Gave Up Racism During Lent

Excited for 2019!

Why Are All the Black Kids Hungry?

Signs Don’t Vote (and books don’t read)

A Town Hall Meeting Without the Town

Our First Year is Almost Under Wraps

A Red Circle Blog

Exploring Matters of the Heart:Empowering Our Community for Strength

Latest Blog Posts

Exploring Matters of the Heart:
Empowering Our Community for Strength