by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jun 23, 2021
So, Juneteenth happened and the opposition to teaching Critical Race Theory in schools has picked up some serious steam. The two are intertwined in many ways. One way is of course, that we legislate a federal holiday that many do not want children, in particular White...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jun 16, 2021
And Five Other Important Questions We Should Be Asking Ourselves. I’m going to start right off with the work. If you are reading this then you are buying in to asking yourself some pretty important questions about your attitudes and beliefs about...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jun 9, 2021
Nobody wants to answer that, we’re too afraid we’ll make a mistake. Mistakes happen, actually they don’t just happen, we make them. And what happens when we make them? If we’re honest, not good things. We are a society that does not tolerate mistakes. Think...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 19, 2021
My work is hard on my heart a lot of the time especially when racism is the topic, but throw in motherhood and there is a special ache. This weekend, I saw a picture of Ruby Bridges and her mom with this narrative attached: UNSUNG MAMA HERO: November 1960 – Ruby...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 27, 2021
It’s not letting up! I mean the mental and emotional duress. The strain of all the issues illuminated during this past year is building within us and loneliness, fear, doubt and depression are all competing for space in our minds. Our regular fixes of celebrity envy,...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 21, 2021
There’s an expression that I often hear people use, “love conquers all” and yet those of us who feel like we have been giving out love don’t always feel like we are conquering all. I mean, all of the big societal problems still exist. Racism, sexism, ableism,...
