PinnedLisa BaileyWhy I don’t celebrate July 4th…As folks fall over themselves to get their BBQ fixings and sparklers, I am met with a very apprehensive heart. I am NOT someone who…Jul 4, 2023Jul 4, 2023
Lisa BaileyJustice for Jorge Gomez and why we need more white folks to speak up!So, I am experiencing an exhaustion that I’ve not felt in a while, physical, emotional and spiritual. I am also grateful to be this…Jun 7, 2021Jun 7, 2021
Lisa BaileySum, sum, summertime!As the official start of summer (the summer solstice for me) approaches, I find myself on this last Monday in May remembering summers of my…May 31, 2021May 31, 2021
Lisa BaileyWhite people, we need to talk…Hello fellow melanin-deprived folks of Turtle Island. Its time we had a chat. You know and I know, shits not going so well. We’re all over…May 22, 2021May 22, 2021
Lisa BaileyDIGGING DEEPER INTO THE WHY I AM AN ANTIRACISTSo, as I jump off a cliff, into the great unknown of life changing career moves, I’m reminded of the fact that, I am not someone who rolls…May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Lisa BaileyBlack Lives, They Matter Here!As the world held its collective breath for the verdict in the George Floyd murder trial, I was terrified. I was convinced, because of the…Apr 22, 2021Apr 22, 2021
Lisa BaileyThe Revolution has been here, where are you?I’m sitting here with so many thoughts swirling around my head and heart this morning. I am terrified because George Floyd’s murderer’s…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Lisa BaileyABC should be ashamed of themselves!So, I am not a member or fan of the “Bachelor Nation.” I used to hate-watch it years ago so I could chastise my girlfriends who were…Mar 16, 2021Mar 16, 2021
Lisa BaileyIs cancel culture still a thing?So, in this week’s sermon at my UU congregation in Manhattan, the topic was cancel culture. The gist of the message was those who seem to…Mar 2, 2021Mar 2, 2021
Lisa BaileyHey, antiracist white people — I need youMy husband and I have started a YouTube channel about a multi-racial family and marriage, called The Bailey View…Feb 26, 2021Feb 26, 2021