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Our Writers… PAGE 83 Lizz Alezetes Lenore Allen WaTasha Barnes Griffin Chris Bavender Sherri Beaty Lauren Bishop-Weidner Clarissa Bowers PAGE 84 Michael Brockley Dr. Ruby Cain Rev. Seth Carrier-Ladd Jackson Eflin Travis Oliver Graves Anna Groover Josh Holowell PAGE 85 Ari Hurwitz Angela Jackson-Brown J.R. Jamison Steve Knote River Lin Resa Matlock Beth Messner PAGE 86 Melnda Messineo Barbara Miller Deborah Mix Andrea Powell Wolfe Christine Rhine Aimee Robertson-Fant Tom Steiner PAGE 87 Kelsey Timmerman Levi Todd Maggie West Taylor Wicker Stephanie Winn Annemarie Voss Our Storytellers… PAGE 88 Sam Abram Matt Bailey WaTasha Barnes Griffin Dr. Ruby Cain Tom Carey Cornelius Dollison PAGE 89 Mary Dollison Jason Donati Dr. Karen A. Dowling Michael Timothy Duerson Heather Gilvary-Hamad Shalia Gupta Mia D. Johnson, PhD PAGE 90 Lonna Jordan Fred Long Dr. Renae Mayes Richard McKinney Ella McNeary Vivian Morrison Dr. Charles R. Payne Dr. June Payne PAGE 91 Jayla Scaife Mina Samaan Christine Satory Rashid Shabazz Daniel Stallings Tonikia Steans Muriel Weeden Maria Williams-Hawkins, PhD 82
About Our Writers… Lizz Alezetes…teaches English to speakers of other languages in the Intensive English Institute at Ball State University. She spent five years teaching English in Saudi Arabia, which is where she met her husband and gave birth to her first child. She is now the proud mother of two children, Yusef and Yasmeen. LenoreIAllen…a newcomer to the Muncie community, has been a Christian blog writer for 4 years. She has taught for 8 years as a special education teacher as well as a substitute teacher in Georgia. She also has experience working in state government in the DUI Intervention program for six years. Her passions include ministry, nonprofit, business, substance abuse prevention and recovery, education, advocacy, literacy, writing and music. She is a mother of one daughter and grandmother of two boys. WaTashaIBarnesIGriffin…President of the Muncie Chapter of the Indiana Black Expo, Inc. and the Director of Residential Services at the YWCA. She grew up on the Southside of Muncie and remains a life-long resident, committed to serving those in need in our community. WaTasha is married to Minister Shoka J. Griffin. They have two children, Shoka II and Sa’Niya. She is grateful for the opportunity to participate in the Facing Racism project. Chris Bavender…is an Indianapolis-based writer. A Muncie native, she is a proud Ball State alum. Follow her on Twitter at @crbavender and Instagram @chris_bavender Sherri Beaty…a writer, music lover, and nature enthusiast who lives in East Central Indiana with her husband Paul, and their Jack Russel (Jack). She is employed at Ball State University Teachers College. She consumes her spare time by ditching the dirty dishes and laundry to read books and hang out with her 18-month-old granddaughter. LaurenIBishop-Weidner…an essayist who taught university English courses for many years. A long-time volunteer in local public schools, she loves reading to children and working individually with struggling readers. She also loves to quilt, stitching memories into warmth while savoring the stories and history of each pattern. She writes family stories, Facebook posts, and occasional opinion pieces, particularly on issues affecting public education. ClarissaIBowers…a 26 year old Communication Masters student living on the NE side of Indianapolis. This is her third time working with The Facing Project and she is thrilled to be able to help shed some light on the immense power that can be found through embracing diversity. When she is not researching communication theory or writing for The Facing Project, Clarissa performs with her band Second Story and plays roller derby for the Columbus Terrorz. 83
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Preface & Acknowledgments Facing Ra
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C O N T E N T S FACING RACISM Prefa
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I, Too I, too, sing America. I am t
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The Question Mark Maria Williams-Ha
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Facing the Fight: Systemic Racism i
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Lonna’s Poem Lonna Jordan’s sto
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Transcending Racism with Culture an
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The Dreams of the Hopeful Youth Emi
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I have wondered, and nobody can ans
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to demonstrate love and hope and op
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In the Punch Line by Travis Graves
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My first dream was to be an Air For
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You Don’t Know What God Look Like
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I didn’t corner anyone to talk to
Page 33 and 34: They said why he was hired over me
Page 35 and 36: The human right to be seen, the res
Page 37 and 38: “We’re all messed up, but we al
Page 39 and 40: And so, when I returned to Muncie,
Page 41 and 42: We kept our heads high and raised o
Page 43 and 44: He was an older man, or seemed so a
Page 45 and 46: A Cultural Racial Identity Struggle
Page 47 and 48: Father wants justice after son arre
Page 49 and 50: I See Things More Clearly Now Fred
Page 51 and 52: Another Kind of Racism Matt Bailey
Page 53 and 54: Good Tonikia Steans’ story by Ann
Page 55 and 56: Who’s on Your Team? Renae Mayes
Page 57 and 58: The Need to Belong: The Life of a M
Page 59 and 60: A Long Road Travelled Charles Payne
Page 61 and 62: I Prefer to Be Called Muriel Muriel
Page 63 and 64: Fast forward. As a young African Am
Page 65 and 66: The Anger is Mine Richard McKinney
Page 67 and 68: Hospitality Mina Samaan’s story b
Page 69 and 70: Living in My Neighborhood Lynn’s
Page 71 and 72: Ok I’ll do it June Payne’s stor
Page 73 and 74: It Shouldn’t Matter WaTasha Barne
Page 75 and 76: The New Racism Mia Johnson’s stor
Page 77 and 78: I Was Mad, Real Mad Rashid Shabazz
Page 79 and 80: Learning From Our Children Shalia G
Page 81 and 82: What’s on the Menu? Deanna’s st
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Page 87 and 88: Ari Hurwitz…a graduate of Beloit
Page 89 and 90: Kelsey Timmerman…a co-founder of
Page 91 and 92: MaryIDollison…Lifelong children
Page 93 and 94: JaylaIScaife…daughter of Robert a
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