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Pain and discomfort aren’t always bad…why talking race is a must

May 23, 2017October 29, 2013 by Shay

One of the challenges inherent in discussing matters of race often, is that either people lose interest or if they know you personally you soon start noticing a pattern where you are no longer on the invite list. Worse yet people question your motives and see such dialogue as divisive. After all can’t we just …

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Categories Racial and Cultural 2 Comments

Why Blackface just won’t go away

May 23, 2017October 28, 2013 by Shay

It seems this weekend while I was busy learning the fine art of how to become a yoga teacher, the social media world was ablaze with a viral Blackface problem. I wish I could say that I am shocked but I am not. Last year when my now grown up kiddo was slugging away in …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural Tags blackface 2 Comments

A belt is not a belt…structural racism 2013

May 23, 2017October 24, 2013 by Shay

Shopping while Black, the ultimate in personal humiliation whether your goal is recreational retail therapy or securing much needed items. The shopping while black experience strips you of your retail goals and your humanity as store clerks in retail establishments decide that based on the color of your skin you are a threat to the …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural 4 Comments
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