
They don't know our culture exists
I don’t know what my culture is called. My family moved from Finland to the States when I was an adolescent, but calling it...

Dear men, why?
Gentlemen, I am trying desperately to understand one thing that seems to follow wherever a good amount of you go. Tell me one thing: What...

Patriotism
Patriotism is defined as the ideology of attachment to a homeland. But can such a simple statement describe such a huge part of our...

Murder By Ignorance
Editor's note: I wrote the beginning of this article for the blog a year ago. Due to scheduling, I never posted it. Since then, it's been...

The History of Racial Exploitation in Theater
The beginnings of musical theatre were rife with exploiting minority races and cultures for the sake of entertainment. Variety shows and...

Encore Performance of "What Can We Do?"
It's not often I do an encore of an article. As a matter of fact, this is my first time. But I have been having some conversations about...

The Declaration
It’s the Fourth of July! Fireworks; BBQ; and Red, White, & Blue. I, personally, do not celebrate the Fourth. The short answer to why is...

I'm Still Me
I came out, publicly, a few years ago. Prior to my grand Facebook announcement, most of the people in my life already knew. Of the people...

The Life of a Revolutionary
With the much-needed resurgence of acknowledging exceptional women from our past and present throughout the month of March, I wonder if...

Scarlet River
© 2018 by Djoré Nance The river that runs twixt Texas and Oklahoma Native blood the same as the native color The river that runs from the...