by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Feb 1, 2022 | Ancestries, Human Development, Identities, Social Change
This Black History Month, I am remembering a shared history that connects 2 places I call home: Sierra Leone and Canada. This year marks the 230th anniversary of the exodus and repatriation of approximately 1200 Black Loyalists from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Freetown,... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Sep 30, 2021 | Ancestries, Human Development, Social Change
“Two-hundred and fifteen little voices woke the country, 215 voices spoke to the world,” Algonquin Elder Claudette Commanda on #NationalTruthAndReconciliationDay2021 photo credit: https://tkemlups.ca/drum/ On May 27, 2021, I was living 10 minutes away from... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Jul 31, 2020 | Ancestries, Identities, Social Change
Image by Philippe Lazaro: http://www.philippelazaro.com/new-blog/antiracismflowcharts Colleague: “Did I offend you?” / Me: “No, you didn’t. You disclosed you needed to tell me your connection to why #blacklivesmatters is important to you, you... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Jun 7, 2020 | Ancestries, Identities, Social Change
Dear Friend, Thank you for your responses to my post: I can’t breathe. In some responses, you asked where to look and where you might start on your journey to some of the STOPS I requested of you. At first, I felt the burden of being asked to educate further about... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | May 30, 2020 | Ancestries, Identities, Social Change
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Victor Frankl, Concentration Camp Survivor. Dear Friend, I’ve been struggling to choose my response this week. I... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Apr 15, 2020 | Ancestries, Identities
Thank you to Fodé Beaudet for your encouraging review* Ancestries: A short story collection is available on Amazon. …I’ve read a lot of books in my life. However, rarely have I come across stories that move me in so many ways. I began reading in London, which... 
