Much has been said lately of the rates of crime generally and violence in particular (and especially gun deaths) in Chicago. Chicago, the place where I was born and raised and, until the past 14 years, give or take, lived my life. A city I still love. And things got REALLY ugly when a kidnapping and torture by some Black …
As 2016 winds down, I find myself reflecting on this past year and realizing that for the collective, it was a no-good, very uncomfortable year. We saw the passing of many of our beloved cultural icons, from David Bowie to Prince and, as of this writing, Carrie Fisher. 2016 has been a year marked by loss. Loss of cultural figures, …
Calling All White People, Part 2 (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: Loudly Denying You’re Racist Is a Bad Sign [To find other installments of “Calling …
Calling All White People, Part 1 (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: Are You an Ally or an Accomplice? [To find other installments of “Calling All …
Recently, I watched Roland Martin debate on-air with white nationalist muckity-muck Richard Spencer and, as usual, I was struck with the way that so many white people in America are so threatened by any gains that people of color make, so often seeing progress on any non-white front that makes the playing field slightly closer to fair as being, “They’re …
Back in August, I wrote a post Lemons to Life and the Raising of the Collective Chorus. To recap, as I looked out at a changing landscape, I decided that after eight years of just writing in this space, I wanted to make changes and accommodate more voices in this space. Starting in early 2017, I will be adding podcasts …
I have a confession to make. The month of November kicked my ass. It twisted me in knots and took me to highest points of joy and it also laid me low and, while I was in the street trying to crawl away, the city bus came and rolled over me and then backed up over my broken body. Then …
Today’s post comes from my co-parent, Jeff Bouley (also known as Deacon Blue online) who has gone through a couple decades of racial education (via dating and marriage and child-rearing with me) and continues the journey not just alone but still by my side a lot of days even though we aren’t a couple anymore. I asked him to share …
Several days ago, I had what is best described as a racialized encounter with a white woman who, perhaps feeling emboldened by the ascension of President-elect Trump, thought that walking up to a random Black woman on the street and saying questionable things was a good idea. Later that day, I went home and wrote a post on Facebook about …
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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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Calling all white people, part 3: Stepping on toes
Calling All White People, Part 3 (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: Step In and Step On Some Toes [To find other installments of “Calling All …
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