“I’se still climbin’, and life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” Langston Hughes “I am not tragically colored……I do not weep at the world.” Zora Neale Huston “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” James Baldwin The… Continue reading Initiating and Embracing Antiracism: 4 ways
Tag: racism/white supremacy
“Please, I Can’t Breathe”….and We Won’t Wait.
“My freedom doesn’t end where your fears begin.” “Fake crisis, Dr. Fauci is wrong!” “The cure is deadlier than COVID, no virus cancels the constitution!” Less than one month into the nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, protests began. The economy at a standstill and unemployment rates at Depression-era highs, people marched… Continue reading “Please, I Can’t Breathe”….and We Won’t Wait.
“All Money Ain’t Good Money….So How You Make Yours?”
There are plenty of creative ways to say that someone is, well, messing up: “Got caught slipping.” “So-and-So fell off.” “He took an ‘L’ (loss) on that one.” All of these, and more, could be applied to the recent behavior of rapper Shawn Carter, a.k.a Jay-Z. The whole issue started just a few weeks ago,… Continue reading “All Money Ain’t Good Money….So How You Make Yours?”
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
The MOC Monthly Rundown, Apr. 9: I’m Black…..And?!?
Quick question: what did #WalterScott, #EricGarner, #SeanBell, #JordanDavis, #TrayvonMartin and #MichaelBrown (to name only a few) all have in common? Answer: they were ALL unarmed and none of them had locks in their hair—–yet they ALL were shot down in cold blood. So what the hell is being gained in compromising one’s own beliefs and… Continue reading The MOC Monthly Rundown, Apr. 9: I’m Black…..And?!?