The White Choice: Humanity or Supremacy?
Until we are all free, we are none of us free. (Emma Lazarus) As a white person, I always wondered, 'how does the freedom of others...
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- Jun 13, 2021
- 4 min
Knowledge is Power.
Years ago, when I moved to Los Angeles, reveling in the bougainvillea and endless blue skies, I remember feeling that I'd stepped into a...
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- May 23, 2021
- 8 min
Love & the Anti-Racist Journey
I remember when my best friend died at the age of 30. It was the first time the ground beneath me gave way. So much of what I'd built my...
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- May 9, 2021
- 6 min
Whiteness and the Norm, Pt. 1
Culture is a powerful entity. It's expressed through the many observable ways we show up, how we engage with one another, what our core...
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- Apr 25, 2021
- 7 min
When Silence is Not a Virtue
I have trouble remaining silent. I am almost always in some form of conversation. Typically the outspoken one in the room. It may not...
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- Apr 18, 2021
- 7 min
Seeing White
It's hard to miss what's going on with white people in America these days. As the world cross-examines white supremacy through the lens...
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- Apr 10, 2021
- 4 min
I am not exceptional
As I continue to try to see my whiteness more holistically, I'm learning more about concepts I've never paid much attention and never...
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- Apr 1, 2021
- 5 min
How People Invented Race
There have been a few outstanding moments in my life when the foundation of my perspective shifted so dramatically that I no longer had...
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- Mar 21, 2021
- 7 min
Me & White Fragility
For any white person even beginning to try to examine racism authentically, you run into the phrase 'white fragility.' Robin DiAngelo...
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- Mar 13, 2021
- 5 min
Me & The Invisible Knapsack
So, Peggy McIntosh, a renowned researcher and essayist on the topic of white privilege, says that, 'white privilege is like an invisible...
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- Mar 2, 2021
- 5 min
Me and White Privilege
I started reading Layla F. Saad's book, Me and White Supremacy, initially because I wanted to better understand the language of racism,...
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- Feb 24, 2021
- 5 min
No Whites Allowed
It's my first week at a new job. The organization I'd just joined was hosting their annual conference. The morning session was the...
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- Feb 21, 2021
- 4 min
It's Time to Learn to Love the People We've Grown to Hate
I’ve never been intimately interested in politics. Never sought out the stories behind the headlines, or familiar with the daily actions...
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