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
It took me a while to find my place in the movement for racial justice. I am a white cis woman who is privileged to work and organize in many areas. My business card says that I am a “white … Continue reading The Power of Vulnerability
Fannie Lou Hamer stated, “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” I am tired of the truth being distorted, I am sick of people believing that there is equality in America, and I am tired of being … Continue reading It’s Clear to me that Systemic Racism is embedded in American Institutions: Do you see it at play?
There is a deleted scene in the show The Office in which Michael Scott walks into the conference room the day Barak Obama was inaugurated and tells Darryl and Stanley, the two Black employees, that since we have a Black … Continue reading What’s Your Superpower?
In 2005, the state of Florida became the first of 24 states in the union to enact a Stand Your Ground law, allowing individuals who feel threatened by an aggressor to defend themselves, inclusive of using a firearm with deadly … Continue reading Stand Your Ground: Speaking Truth to Power
To listen is to understand; however, individuals cannot understand because they are too busy going through the motions of life. Individuals do not take the time to truly listen and interpret the true meaning of words being spoken. Words take … Continue reading A Clear Voice
In a clear voice, I affirm and confirm that Blackness is beautiful. Blackness is bold. Blackness is brilliant. I say that loudly and proudly to you, even as I say that to myself. As a proud African American in general … Continue reading “In Clear Voice – the Enduring Resonance of Our Superpower”
With respect to incarceration ‘risk assessment’—along with matters like quality of health care provided African–Americans [17], suitability for mortgage lending, and so on given the dominating context provided by the evolutionary descendant of slavery and Jim Crow, any reasonably sophisticated … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Meets Three-Fifths
With every new invention intended for good, you can count on someone working on using it for evil and/or to fatten their pockets. The unholy trinity (the love of Money, Power, and the Appetite of the Flesh) will be quick … Continue reading Is AI the New Grand Wizard?
