PinnedDeborah StromanRacial Justice is not the Political Bogeyman2024 has taken off without a Chapel Hill snowfall — now full speed ahead with pollen and concern for the November election. What started…·7 min read·Mar 29, 2024----
PinnedDeborah StromanNetanyahu, Faith, and ForgivenessLike most of you, I have anxiety over the tragic Israel-Hamas conflict. For decades my brain has wrestled with this ongoing struggle…·6 min read·Oct 15, 2023--1--1
PinnedDeborah StromanMemphis, White Supremacy, and Madness“The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery.” W.E B. Du Bois in Black Reconstruction in…·7 min read·Jan 29, 2023----
PinnedDeborah StromanVirginia Reflections: The Week of Tragedy and TriumphFirst it was the constant phone buzzing and then the flurry of emails. Alert. Alert. Alert. I thought the late Sunday evening text messages…·10 min read·Nov 22, 2022----
Deborah StromanBlack. American. Benin.I’ve always enjoyed traveling. Perhaps another immeasurable blessing from my mother who read vociferously, which seemingly naturally became…·9 min read·Jun 26, 2023----
Deborah StromanThe MADness of March: An Old School Point Guard on College Basketball’s National TreasureIt only makes sense that a former basketball player living in Chapel Hill would have lots of thoughts on the 2023 NCAA DI March Madness…·7 min read·Apr 7, 2023----
Deborah StromanSanders and Staley: Sport Icons Boldly Challenging the Status QuoElite Black athletes have set the standard in many American sports. One of the most decorated and vocal has been Deion “Prime Time”…·9 min read·Dec 12, 2022----
Deborah StromanSummer Blues: Liberty, Lies, and LessonsLiving in Chapel Hill is a blessing. Despite the stifling heat wave, seemingly tropical afternoon rain storms, and the rise in coronavirus…·5 min read·Aug 21, 2022----
Deborah StromanThe Danger of Hate-filled White BoysBuffalo. Another senseless loss of life at the hands of a hate-filled White boy. Another piercing reminder of how dangerous life can be for…·7 min read·May 17, 2022--1--1