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Racial and Cultural

The permanence of racism—is there any hope?

October 21, 2022February 19, 2022 by Shay

In the years prior to my dad’s untimely death in 2020, our relationship was tense at times. To be frank, Dad—while he was proud of my professional accomplishments—struggled with the context of my anti-racism work. As a Black man born and raised in the Deep South under Jim Crow, Dad often felt that while individual …

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Categories Activism, Racial and Cultural, White folks 3 Comments

The progressive movement and its racism problem

December 5, 2022February 12, 2022 by Shay

To be in anti-racist work is to understand that none of us are above reproach and that, regardless of our identity, we have to be willing to continue learning and expanding. Part of that learning is the ability to sit with uncertainty and navigate the uncomfortable moments with truth and reflection.  Despite the explosion in …

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Categories Activism, Racial and Cultural, White folks 2 Comments

Telling it like it actually is

February 8, 2022 by Samuel James
white man angrily pointing a finger

Joe Rogan has been in my newsfeed for weeks. I have a lot of feelings about Joe Rogan, many of which have already been voiced by Michael Harriot, but they all seem to lead back to the same exact question: What the hell happened to white boys? Don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I …

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