Took a while to get to the second season of the podcast thanks to life in general and COVID in particular, but I’m back and talking to Samuel James, who I knew as a musician worth listening to and as a friend before he ever became a writer here. And he’s been expounding upon race …
The following are excerpts of a discussion about the idea of white affinity groups in antiracism work. Bran is Black, Heather is white. Heather: Today you made a great comment about white people who talk about not wanting to hurt Black people that made me think about my motivations for “trying to cause less harm.” …
Several days ago, I was interviewing a local Maine lawmaker for an upcoming episode of my returning podcast, and we were discussing things he had seen in the Maine legislature—some of which, frankly, sounded racist. This particular lawmaker is a friend of mine, and as a white man, I would say that he is committed …