Acknowledgements

Original Land Stewards:

In the spirit of healing, I acknowledge and honor the Kumeyaay , Ohlone, and all of the original Indigenous peoples of the land upon which I live stands.  Whose land are you on?

Stolen Life & Labor:

We must acknowledge that much of what we know of this country today, including its culture, economic growth, and development throughout history and across time, has been made possible by the labor of enslaved Africans and their ascendants who suffered the horror of the transatlantic trafficking of their people, chattel slavery, and Jim Crow. We are indebted to their labor and their sacrifice, and we must acknowledge the tremors of that violence throughout the generations and the resulting impact that can still be felt and witnessed today.