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Mental Health

Calling All White People, Part 37: No more excuses

September 30, 2019 by Average White Guy
old style corded black phone mounted on red paneled wall

Calling All White People, Part 37 (A periodic attempt to mobilize white people for something other than supporting just other melanin-deficient folks and maintaining a status quo of a nation geared toward whiteness as the baseline and the norm) By An Average White Guy TODAY’S EPISODE: Stop looking for “excuses” for racist outbursts   [To …

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Categories Mental Health, Racial and Cultural

Memes of hate: Do we need to look at them?

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 by Guest Poster
a desk with a set of three computer monitors

Today’s post is from guest contributor Mo Nunez (bio at the end of the piece) There is a Facebook meme where white Jesus is standing behind Donald Trump—they are at the Resolute Desk. In the White House. I am to presume from the meme that Jesus is there to guide our “dear leader” as he …

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Categories Activism, Mental Health, Racial and Cultural 2 Comments

Reclaiming my time; saying ‘yes’ to me

August 6, 2018 by Shay
Silhouette view from behind of person in a cross-legged sitting position meditating on a deck in view of a pretty sunlit landscape

It ain’t easy being a Black woman. Never has been. But I guess I figured we wouldn’t have to still be working this hard just to stay behind, no matter how much education and how many skills we bring to so many tables. For every dollar that a white man makes, a Black woman earns …

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Categories Commentary, Life, Mental Health, Parenting, personal growth, Racial and Cultural 1 Comment
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