by Drick Boyd | Sep 4, 2020 | Featured
Every year for the past 6-7 years I have taken part in the MS Ride either in New Jersey of Delaware. When I started I joined a team called Ansley Photo founded by a man named Kevin Ansley. Kevin was the owner of the photo store, an avid biker, and a man living with...
by Drick Boyd | Sep 2, 2020 | Featured, Uncategorized
This past spring (2020) I had the opportunity to teach a course on Restorative Justice to undergraduate students. In preparation for the course, I read The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice by Fania Davis. In the book Davis reports on her work in Oakland,...
by Drick Boyd | Aug 19, 2020 | Featured, Uncategorized
The past several months have been a whirlwind of change, fear, anger, and anticipation. In mid-March, everything closed down and we were sent into self-imposed quarantine, advised to keep a social distance, wear masks and hopefully wait out a rising pandemic. By May...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 30, 2020 | Featured
David Brooks is a New York Times columnist whose writings I generally find to be thoughtful and insightful. He is the author of five books that deal with the importance of developing personal character and a regular commentator on National Public Radio. He is what I...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 23, 2020 | Featured
A Condition Not an Accusation “Racist” is a word we are hearing a great deal these days: the cops are racist, Confederate monuments are racist, the President is racist, our country was built on racist principles. Moreover, white people are being challenged by...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 15, 2020 | Featured
The Call to Defund and Abolish Police Like many people I have been caught up in the events – the marches and rallies – following the tragic death of George Floyd. And like many others, I have cried and agonized over the naked and brash manifestation of white supremacy...
