Dear Ms. Deen, When it comes to recipes, dining and food preparation, few can match your hustle. Over the years, you turned ambition and an affinity for cooking from an out-of-home business into a national empire, parlaying your Southern Belle charm and delicious dishes into books, magazines, and an Emmy-Award-winning television show. But all of… Continue reading Recipe Of A Racist: An Open Letter To Paula Deen
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Commercialized Chaos: When Cheerios, Reality & Racism Collide
On any given day in any part of the country, there are controversial events taking place that provoke instant headlines and angry outcries. The drain-circling defense tactics that George Zimmerman’s attorneys attempted for his upcoming murder trial? Check. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, blaming poor student performance on their mothers being in the workplace? Check. And… Continue reading Commercialized Chaos: When Cheerios, Reality & Racism Collide
Slippery Tongues, Shortened Careers; The Era Of The Misspeak
In the last few years, a disturbing trend has emerged due to the prevalence of social media and the emergence of instant “real time” reactions to news stories and events. It’s a concept that politicians, candidates and other famous folks have bandied about in order to walk back an offensive remark or comment once it’s… Continue reading Slippery Tongues, Shortened Careers; The Era Of The Misspeak
“Race-Neutral” Or Just Delusional? How Willfull “Colorblindness” Promotes Prejudice & Racism
A few years ago, my nephew DJ and I were at my parents’ house and watching The Long Walk Home, a 1990 film about a black domestic worker (Whoopi Goldberg), her white employer (Sissy Spacek) and how their lives intersect personally and professionally during the 1955-1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott. “Why are all of… Continue reading “Race-Neutral” Or Just Delusional? How Willfull “Colorblindness” Promotes Prejudice & Racism
Eyes Wide Shut: Black Truths, White Guilt and Matters of Race
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin In the Aesops Fable entitled “The Lion And The Statue,” a man and a lion were having a debate about which of their species was the strongest. When they encountered a statue of Hercules overpowering a… Continue reading Eyes Wide Shut: Black Truths, White Guilt and Matters of Race