There have been so many excellent, insightful, and powerful pieces written about Ferguson and the state of race relations in our country over the past several months and this past week in particular that I didn’t think I had much… Read More ›
Culture/Social issues
Social Media: Mad and Matter
Three months ago, after about 6 years of using Facebook and 18 months on Twitter and Instagram, I deactivated all of my social networking accounts. Before I get into what I have to say about that, though, I want to… Read More ›
What Color Am I?: Why White People Avoid Talking About Race and Why People of Color Keep Bringing It Up
“My parents raised me to be colorblind, so I see everyone as the same color,” one of my white friends proudly declared to me over lunch one day. Colorblind. I’m going to have to admit that when it comes to… Read More ›
