Unless one is a die-hard contrarian or MAGA type, most white-bodied people live in abject fear of being labeled a racist or coming across as a racist. For some white folks, being labeled as a racist is more hurtful than unpacking the fact that perhaps they do actually hold some racist and harmful views or …
At last week’s presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Trump made a number of eyebrow-raising comments that induced eyerolls and chuckles for their sheer absurdity. The biggest one being, “In Springfield they’re eating dogs, they’re eating cats.” Trump was referencing the recent influx of Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, along with a claim …
Back when my organization offered anti-racism training and workshops, our approach with groups was to start the work by creating a shared vocabulary around anti-racism work, from which we would build toward creating a shared vision and understanding of racism and how it works. Over the years, it is an approach that I have adopted …