The resistance and terror towards racial mixing, epitomized by the “one drop rule,” stem from humanity’s current inability to comfortably conceptualize non-binary thinking. I’m sure there are other reasons, but this is the driving force behind it in 2024. It … Continue reading The Complexity of Human Diversity and the Struggle with Binary Thinking
This time, it wasn’t a microaggression—my friend was wrong—but it was just as painful. I learned a lot from the story she told me and if you’re “white,” I hope you do, too. A punch in the face is easy … Continue reading I’ll Take the Sticks & Stones
My work in systemic racism aims to educate the most resistant “white” individuals about adopting an antiracist lifestyle. Some may call my approach “white” centering, but as a “white” person, I believe it is neither my place nor appropriate to … Continue reading History Lessons for Today
“One of the most thought-provoking questions I pose is, ‘Have you ever considered what you might have done during the civil rights movement of the 1960s?’ It’s a question that doesn’t require speculation. Your actions today indicate what you would … Continue reading When Good People Just Watch~ That’s How Democracy Dies
There was a time when I held the naive belief that I, a “white” person, could grasp the full weight of racism. 3 decades later, I stand corrected. With each encounter, each new perspective peels back another layer, revealing the … Continue reading Living Unapologetically In a Racist World
I walked into the urgent care center. My throat was burning, and I had a fever. It had been three days, and I was pretty sure I had strep throat. As I approached the front desk, the intake nurse started … Continue reading Sorry, AI Won’t Nullify “White” Guilt
Billy Sheldon’s voice is like velvet, rich and smooth even after a lifetime of singing. At 86, his eyes sparkle with the joy of music. He’s lived through the heyday of doo-wop in the 1940s, all while enduring the struggles … Continue reading The Melody Was Sweet, the Journey Bitter: Navigating the Racist South as a Black Musician in the 1940s
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