A story of success in Virginia…short-lived and over a century old, but still a relevant history lesson

We all believe that we’re inherently good. Our histories tell us as much. Unfortunately, history is not a record of factual events so much as a preservation of an identity. Problematic events that conflict with that identity often get ignored and go unmentioned—and can eventually even be forgotten. Evidence of wrongdoing disappears along with any …

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Calling All White People, Part 34: Racism isn’t a wrap yet

old style corded black phone mounted on red paneled wall

Calling All White People, Part 34 (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: Calling for the after-party before you’ve even wrapped up …

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