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TIP OF THE ICEBERG: ABUSE and COURAGE
Us simple folks have a deep-gut feeling that the lives of the rich and famous are not just out of reach, but that they have something, something profound and inaccessible that’s completely different from us. It’s a weird feeling that we could never truly mix with that world even if our skin color, wardrobe, and way of speaking didn’t set us apart.

Dr. Eddie & Dr. Rita
Apr 78 min read


A Frequency of Justice: Interrupting White Supremacy Within Our Bodies
What does a frequency of justice mean especially in relation to white supremacy and racial justice? When I was sitting in a ballroom of 1,900 people from around the world, I realized the significance of being with a different frequency related to our work in addressing white supremacy. A frequency that we, as individuals and a collective, can decide to engage with or not, as it travels through our emotional and physical bodies.

Guest Author
Apr 74 min read


Sinners at the Oscars
Sinners broke the record at the Oscars by securing 16 nominations. The actual wins were not a record, leaving some disappointed. The Academy has always had its biases and this year, like many others, will ask leave many questions about which bias generated the results it did.

Dr. Eddie & Dr. Rita
Apr 72 min read


Kitchen Table Change: The Money Talk
I am a disruptor when it comes to mindset and money. Not because disruption is trendy, but because too many families are still operating off financial norms that were handed down generation after generation without question. We were taught that our circumstances, our starting point …

Guest Author
Feb 103 min read


I Imagine, Therefore I Am: Star Trek & the Importance of Shared Utopia
Star Trek has always been on the forefront of a society struggling to envision Utopia in the midst of State violence. Today’s launch of this new series is no exception.

Rita Sinorita Fierro, Ph.D
Feb 104 min read


This Is an Occupation: Minneapolis, Ancestral Memory, & the Cycles We Must Name
I’ve been sitting on how to write this article for days. I’m watching what’s happening in Minneapolis with horror, as most of us, wanting to do my best to channel my power, and my rage, and not become hopeless and stunned. For the system feeds off shock and hopelessness. As long as we live from fear, state violence wins; racism wins. As a scholar of history and social patterns …

Rita Sinorita Fierro, Ph.D
Feb 107 min read


Invest in Collective Intelligence: Conferences as Catalysts for Change
Collective intelligence is the wisdom that emerges when lived experience, critical thought, and embodiment meet. It’s strongest when different opinions are creative rather than destructive.

Dr. Eddie & Dr. Rita
Jan 64 min read


Addressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence (AI) - A Practical Guide
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) systems learn from human-generated content, which means they can perpetuate stereotypes, exclude perspectives, or favor certain groups over others.

Guest Author
Jan 63 min read


Back to School: What Are We Teaching Our Children?
But when do we evaluate what we’re routinely teaching? When is the right time to question that?

Dr. Eddie & Dr. Rita
Oct 7, 20253 min read


Diving Deep: IISE Global’s Book Club on Caste and the Journey Inward
At the International Institute for Sexual Empowerment (IISE Global), our book clubs aren’t casual reading groups — they are sacred spaces. When we embarked on our shared journey through Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, we knew we were in for difficult truths.

Dr. Eddie & Dr. Rita
Oct 7, 20252 min read


Dig Into Some Books
Work your way through the reading list that brings us #Back2TheBasics. These books provide historical context to the Leadership Message in the summer edition of Love & Justice Footprint, TPI's newsletter.

Dr. Eddie & Dr. Rita
Aug 7, 20252 min read


#Back2TheBasics
We must remember the lessons learned from our ancestors standing up against both physical violence and devastating policies fueled by white supremacy ideology.

Dr. Eddie & Dr. Rita
Aug 7, 20255 min read


A Reflection On White Racial Shame by Robin DiAngelo
Now more than ever, those of us who are white must show up in ways that do not add to an already exhausting environment.

Guest Author
Aug 6, 20256 min read


Justice & Liberty: The Making of a Musical Tribute to the Law
"I am a human being, nothing human can be alien to me," said Maya Angelou quoting Terence, a Roman philosopher. That is the message I shared

Guest Author
Feb 27, 20253 min read


Gains and Backlash: Inhale and Exhale
Backlash is simply part of the process. It goes hand in hand with gains, just like inhaling and exhaling.

Dr. Eddie & Dr. Rita
Feb 27, 20253 min read
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