Naomi RaquelA Kind of Prayer“A vote is a kind of prayer for the world we desire for ourselves and for our children.”Oct 26Oct 26
Naomi RaquelMiraclesOn October 11, 2011, my beloved father was hospitalized with complications from Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in what would become the…Oct 11Oct 11
Naomi RaquelPresenceFor Rosh Hashanah, my 13-year-old son and I met my mother for lunch, to honor my father and Jewish ancestors.Oct 7Oct 7
Naomi RaquelAssume NothingAs the biological, brown-skinned mother of a son presumed to be white — and as an antiracist educator and writer — I found the Cover…Sep 12Sep 12
Naomi RaquelIn Tandem, AlwaysI have often said that my son is being raised in the shadow of grief.Sep 62Sep 62
Naomi RaquelMilestonesThis coming year is a big deal for our society — whether we will evolve or devolve — but it is also a big year for my family.Jul 31Jul 31
Naomi RaquelMagic and DrudgeryToday is Father’s Day — my 13th as a fatherless daughter. The last Father’s Day my father was alive was in 2011, when my son, his first…Jun 16Jun 16