The root of all inequality is the process of othering - and its solution is the practice of belonging

We all yearn for connection and community, but we live in a time when calls for further division along the well-wrought lines of religion, race, ethnicity, caste, and sexuality are pervasive. This ubiquitous yet elusive problem feeds on fears - created, inherited - of the other. While the much-touted diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are undeniably failing, and activists narrowly focus on specific and sometimes conflicting communities, Belonging without Othering prescribes a new approach that encourages us to turn toward one another in unprecedented and radical ways.

The pressures that separate us have a common root: our tendency to cast people and groups in irreconcilable terms - or the process of othering. This book gives vital language to this universal problem, unveiling its machinery at work across time and around the world. To subvert it, john a. powell and Stephen Menendian make a powerful and sweeping case for adopting a paradigm of belonging that does not require the creation of an other. This new paradigm hinges on transitioning from narrow to expansive identities - even if that means challenging seemingly benevolent forms of community-building based on othering.

As the threat of authoritarianism grows across the globe, this book makes the case that belonging without othering is the necessary, but not the inevitable, next step in our long journey toward creating truly equitable and thriving societies. The authors argue that we must build institutions, cultivate practices, and orient ourselves toward a shared future, not only to heal ourselves, but perhaps to save our planet as well. Brimming with clear guidance, sparkling insights, and specific examples and practices, Belonging without Othering is a future-oriented exploration that ushers us in a more hopeful direction.

A bold guide for connecting across differences--even those that seem impossible

Wise and visionary, powell helps us find the courage to forge connections with others, the earth, and ourselves in order to transform the world from the inside out. --Valarie Kaur, bestselling author of See No Stranger and Sage Warrior

We don't want to live in a society in turmoil. In fact, 93 percent of people in the US want to reduce divisiveness, and 86 percent believe it's possible to disagree in a healthy way. Yet with increasing political and social fragmentation, many of us don't know how to move past our differences. Civil rights scholar john a. powell presents an actionable path through bridging that helps us communicate, coexist, and imagine a new story for our shared future where we all belong.

With inimitable warmth and vision, powell offers a framework for building cohesion and solidarity between disparate beliefs and backgrounds. Bridging is more than a discrete list of actions to follow--it's a mindset we can develop to help us foster belonging and connection. Key elements of the bridging mindset include:

- Understanding how deeply othering shapes our world, priming us to see difference of any kind--race, gender, political orientation, etcetera--as a threat
- Identifying where breaking happens, when people are excluded or treated differently for being perceived as other
- Embracing belonging as one of our core human needs--we all want to feel seen, valued, and appreciated just as we are
- Committing ourselves to treat all people like they belong
- Allowing ourselves grace when we inevitably fall short--and resolving to try again

Throughout the book, powell shares personal reflections as well as practices to help you begin bridging wherever you are--in your community, friendships, family, workplace--even with those whom you might never have imagined you could find common ground.

Bridging is a salve for our fractured world, powell says. We can overcome the illusion of separateness by honoring our differences, transcending the notion that difference divides us, and instead cocreate a world where everyone belongs.

In Racing to Justice, renowned social justice advocate john a. powell persuasively argues that we have yet to achieve a truly post-racial society and that there is much work to be done to redeem the American promise of inclusive democracy.

Gathered from a decade of writing about social justice and spirituality, these meditations on race, identity, and social policy provide an outline for laying claim to our shared humanity and a way toward healing ourselves and securing our future. With an updated foreword and a new chapter on polarization, this new edition continues to challenge us to replace the attitudes and institutions that promote and perpetuate social suffering with those that foster relationships and a way of being that transcends disconnection and separation.

Racing to Justice is a thought-provoking book that offers readers a look into the issues that continue to plague our society. It is reminder that we have yet to address and reckon with the challenges we face in providing equal opportunities for all people in this country and the world.

Boost Your Health - For your skin, sleep, appetite, mood, energy, weight and slowing down aging, adopt simple science-backed tricks to control your blood sugar while eating your favorite foods.

Glucose is a type of sugar in the blood that is tested to detect glucose-related diseases (such as diabetes mellitus).

Glucose is the simplest building block of stored carbohydrates, so it is supplied to the body through carbohydrate-containing foods, mainly plant foods.

Elevated blood sugar levels can cause a variety of problems, including blurred vision, excessive thirst, fatigue, frequent urination, hunger, and weight loss.

Dr. John Powell uses cutting-edge science and his own groundbreaking research to reveal 10 simple ways to help you balance your blood sugar and reverse symptoms without giving up your diet or the foods you love. offers amazing hacks, for example:

* How can you easily lose weight if you eat foods in the right order?
* What is the secret ingredient that makes you go into fat burning mode even if you eat dessert?
* Make small changes to your breakfast to release energy and reduce your appetite

Both interesting, educative and filled with the current scientific evidence, this book offers a new way of reasoning about exceptional health. Glucose Revolt is brimming of secret information that can dramatically and immediately improve your life, regardless of your dietary preferences.

More than forty years after the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, segregation persists in our schools. In Pursuit of a Dream Deferred turns a critical eye toward this continuing problem and its relationship to housing segregation in the United States. This analysis comes at an important juncture in American history, as policymakers and school officials increasingly talk about the value of colorblind policies, vouchers, and neighborhood schools. The scholarship that currently addresses issues of segregation has focused on either housing or education, but not their interrelationship.