What’s on Your Summer Reading List?
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a voracious reader. There were many days (and well into adulthood) where I would lock myself in my room and forget the outside world. A good time to me looks like a great read and tasty treats! Reading is the most economical way to travel. Through […]
Juneteenth: From Buffalo, NY, A Conversation with Makeda Holley
I’m from the East Side of Buffalo, New York. An area known as Coldspring to be exact. Because of our proximity to Canada and waterways such as the Niagara River, my city was a crucial station and destination for those who were escaping the violent system of slavery. For those on that midnight train to […]
Cannabis Could Change Everything You Know About Social Justice
By Frederika Easley, Executive Director of the Cannabis Impact Fund Movement equals change. By definition, a movement is a group of people collaborating to advance their shared political, social, or artistic ideas. The organizing component adds strategy to the mix. It ensures that a plan has been created and the people involved in the movement […]
Erasing Shame: A Loud Assault on Progress and Sustainability
By Frederika Easley, Executive Director of the Cannabis Impact Fund A shift is occurring. Like Phil Collins sang, “I can feel it coming in the air.” To be honest it did not just start recently. Once upon a time, shame existed. Shame was a cousin to the moral compass. Now here we are in the […]
You Down With DEI?
By Frederika Easley, Executive Director of the Cannabis Impact Fund More often than not, hiring is handled like making a new friend. Sure, resumes are reviewed and standard questions are asked but people in the driver’s seat are looking for a piece of themselves in you. Do you remind them of a younger version, a […]
Shadow Banning
On June 13th I hosted a special episode on my podcast The People are Blunt on the issue of “Shadow Banning”. If you missed it click here! But just to level set, shadow banning is the deleting of accounts, blocking of posts, siphoning of followers by Meta platforms. These things are done without notice, ability […]
From Criminalization to Capitalization
From Criminalization to Capitalization For decades, Black communities bore the brunt of cannabis criminalization. In 2013 an ACLU report shared that despite similar usage rates across racial groups, Black individuals were nearly four times more likely to be arrested for cannabis-related offenses. Present day, even in regulated states Blacks are still nearly four times more […]
