“You gonna act like a ni**a you gonna get treated like one.” My father used to say that to the TV every time it showed white people protesting. Inevitably he would see footage of a white protester getting beat up by a cop and that’s when he’d point to the screen, turn to me and say, “See? I told ‘em!” …
Today’s post is from guest contributor Liz Henry Back when I was really depressed, happy people made me want to die. They did not inspire me to redirect my thoughts or look at my can of Diet Coke as half-full. The only thing happy people inspired in me were new ways I could torture them. Like, if there was a …
Each time I’m given the opportunity to share thoughts and information in this space, I’m struck by how wrong it feels to be putting myself (what I’ve learned from others) in the spotlight. I’m a white woman who grew up among professional middle- and owning-class people and my extended family falls somewhere on this area of the spectrum. Every time …
It has been with blinding speed that the United State has fallen from her mythical perch—as the vaunted shining democracy whose beacon light guides all freedom-loving people everywhere—to the deeply divided cesspool of ignorance, intolerance and disdain for science and our fellow humans that much more accurately represents where a good third of our citizens and at least half our …
Back in late 2018, a story broke out of Cumming, Ga., of a Black woman, Tamla Horsford, who turned up dead at an adult slumber party—a party where she happened to be the only Black person in attendance. The initial reports were that she accidentally fell off a deck and, according to her death certificate, acute ethanol intoxication was a …
A couple of years back I had a conversation with a coworker that still haunts me. We had been talking about diversity training, and this guy was upset that I insisted my staff—which he was a part of—had to participate in the training. He was not sure why it was important; he insisted we were not racist as a school …
Anti-racism work, after existing primarily in the shadows of academia, activist circles and on the internet, has finally gone mainstream. The perfect storm of George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent protests, the losing battle with the coronavirus and the global economic meltdown has finally made people look outside of themselves. In theory, this should be a good thing but my …
The multi-racial uprisings across the country, led in most part by Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, may be different than other uprisings in the past. I don’t know. I’m not a trained historian or social scientist or grassroots activist with experience on the ground. What I do know is that more of my white peers are using the …
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Happy Friday! It’s a gorgeous day up in my corner of the world and way too beautiful to be writing a blog post today. So I present you with the Friday Round-Up a list of blog posts this week from other bloggers that blew my mind. Perhaps if you need to kill some time or have a quiet moment you can check them out. http://ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com/ Check out this cat, I have been a fan of his work forever. http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/ Good stuff here as well http://sweetersalt.com/ A Maine blogger who talks fashion and food…the best of both worlds http://paganchild-starmommy.blogspot.com/2011/03/keeping-focused.html A new blog that offers words of wisdom for all of us. http://mscleaver.com/ Another Mainer who for Lent is giving up pants, she is also a crafty gal If you have any links to good blogs, feel free to leave em. It’s my hope to make the Friday Round Up a regular feature at my new home specifically I would live to shine some light and love on smaller bloggers. It’s hard out here in this blogosphere with so many good blogs to choose from and so little time so let’s help everyone get a slice of the pie. I will be back on Monday, at that time I will unveil some ideas I have around monetizing things but You May Also Like: No related posts.
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‘A few bad apples’ is a cop-out deflecting from the rot of systemic racism
We live in an age dominated by call-out and cancel culture and fueled by the potential virality of an image, video, or written post on social media. At times, the tools of call-outs, boycotts, and social ghosting do serve a purpose, but problems arise when we laser-focus on an individual and forget our aim toward systemic change. When it comes …
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