I have been asked by friends and family wanting to explore their white privilege and race issues the past several days, at first I thought that I would curate a list. Then I remembered/realized that many others have already created lists. I don’t feel that I need to rehash what has already been done. So maybe instead,…
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Dormant Racism and Distrust
I am perhaps more angry than I have been in a very long time. And this anger comes from a much deeper place than any anger I have experienced before. And I am hurt. More hurt than I have been in a very long time and deeper than any hurt I have experienced before. And…
The Neon Red Warning Sign: Economically, Why Would Anyone Think Trump Will Make it Better?
First, I completely understand why so many people thought Trump was a good choice. Too many of us, including poor white folks specifically, are so disenfranchised from our political system and public life. People across the spectrum know our government is not working and has not been working for them, individually. Unless a person is…
The Bottom Fell Out…Now What?
Okay people. I have been thinking, talking to other smart people, reflecting in historical context and have come up with some concrete ideas through collaboration. I am going to try hard to keep my snarky anger at bay, so if some squeaks out sorry…ish, I’m sorry-ish. Trump is a manifestation that began brewing after the…
The Fire in My Belly Has Been Lit Ablaze!!!
I am so angry, so very and deeply angry. And sad, very sad. I have struggled with my bi-racial identity all my life – never fully finding community within white society and never really knowing any black community. Even extended family members have worked to position me as somehow other to them and their own…
Grouchy in Paradise 