“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” Alice Walker All respect due to A Tribe Called Quest, I actually heard “We The People” bumping in my head as I read this woman’s letter: ‘Gigi’ (name changed to protect her ig’nance and entitlement) apparently read my article about… Continue reading “……Boy We Hate Your Ways”: A White Reader Wants Unity On Her Terms. Or Else.
Tag: How Very White Of You
When The NFL Supports Cancer & Poverty, But Ignores Racism
In our home, even after Darius’ graduation, three students remain—-Layla, Nia and myself. Every morning, after our daughters are dropped off at school, I’m pushing though my own set of online classes. One of them is “Multicultural Perspectives.” As I opened the file for Chap. Two this week, the assignment:”Watch the included video links about… Continue reading When The NFL Supports Cancer & Poverty, But Ignores Racism
Loving The Fake, Loathing The Real: Columbusing, Whiteness & Black Beauty
For most parents, it’s an automatic and instinctual practice: we gaze into the faces of our babies and fall in love. From the tops of their heads to the bottoms of their feet, we gaze in wonder at the innocence we’ve been entrusted with and hope that they will one day embrace themselves the way… Continue reading Loving The Fake, Loathing The Real: Columbusing, Whiteness & Black Beauty
The MOC Weekly Rundown, Dec. 18: Stereotypes, Racism & ‘White Tears’
This article spells out the huffy, condescending and projecting types of responses I get from some white readers when my columns happen to focus on race. A few of them have actually thanked me for educating/enlightening them on our issues and others steadily insist that my refusal to overlook racism/WP/WS is the very reason it… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown, Dec. 18: Stereotypes, Racism & ‘White Tears’
The MOC Weekly Rundown Nov. 10: STILL Trying to Justify “The N-Word”
IMO, The constant effort to ‘re-invent’ or ‘re-purpose’ this vulgar and hateful slur is nothing more than an excuse to circumvent its history/ baggage and further remove responsibility for the dehumanizing of an entire race. HAYELL. NAW. NOT having it!!! As one commenter says, “Why? No other racial or ethnic slur is used with such… Continue reading The MOC Weekly Rundown Nov. 10: STILL Trying to Justify “The N-Word”