I don't know where these people live who claim we live in a "post-racial" society. My guess would be they live in all white, gated communities, there kids go to private, somewhat diverse schools, and where they run into brown people at the grocery store and think "isn't that great." I know they don't live … Continue reading Privilege, Education, Stereotypes, and Systemic Racism
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Race Still Matters
What if the teens had been white? There is a pervasive and toxic stereotype in our country--Black Males are DANGEROUS. I will admit that as young white girl raised during a difficult racial period in my own city (desegregation of schools), I was taught/socialized to be more "aware" of black males. That is painful for … Continue reading Race Still Matters
Standing Out
It has been a long time since I felt like people were staring at our family. In our city, there are lots of families that look like ours and in our daily life, our family doesn't stand out anymore. No one seems to pay us any attention--which is good because my children are usually making … Continue reading Standing Out
Loving
I am not naive. I know that our country has a horrendous past regarding the treatment of those the white establish deem as other. Our differences use to be rather easy to determine--White was good--everything else was bad. Pretty simple right. Well what happens when whites don't get the memo or choose not to drink … Continue reading Loving
Embracing Imperfection 