My commitment to racial and social justice

As a folk singer, I am firmly committed to singing about truth and justice. Love too… but as Dr. Cornel West has said, “Justice is what love looks like in public.”

I believe that now is the time to act. To strive to enact anti-racist laws and policies; to strive to become anti-racist in my own heart and mind. If this is new for you, I strongly recommend you check out Resmaa Menakem’s book, My Grandmother’s Hands. He has a free e-course online, and his books are available via his website, and also on mine. You can order his book when you order one of my CDs or Vinyl from my store!

Our country was founded on slavery and genocide, and when you add Jim Crow laws, we have been living under unjust laws for 80% of America’s history. If we add the current ways our criminal justice system treats the poor, black, indigenous, and other people of color, compared to how it treats the wealthy and white, then we’re up to 100%.

“It’s just a house, you can re-build it” - from my song, “How Would It Be”.
I believe we can re-build our house with justice rooted in ordinary love.