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
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Rajen Persaud Q&A, Part 2
(Part 2 of my explosive interview with author Rajen Persaud) Lorrie Irby Jackson: Some folks say that who (Tiger is) attracted to is because his mother wasn’t black. RAJEN PERSAUD Rajen Persaud: But a black man is a black man, period. When you’re out there in this life, whether or not your mother is black, your journey is that… Continue reading Rajen Persaud Q&A, Part 2
Why Black Men Love White Women: a Q&A With Author Rajen Persaud, Part 1
With our nation’s first African-American president now in the White House, as well as the never-ending drama of black and white issues in popular culture, I figured it was a good time to revisit one of the most honest and insightful books on race relations that I’ve ever read, Rajen Persaud’s Why Black Men… Continue reading Why Black Men Love White Women: a Q&A With Author Rajen Persaud, Part 1