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September 2020

September 05, 2020

Caught Between a Racial Watershed and a Powder Keg Moment

I keep hearing about watershed Moments Are we misreading the times If a watershed is...

August 2020

August 08, 2020

Do the Police Lie? – About Officer Easter Bunny Syndrome

Do the police ever lie? I ask because I find it rather questionable to encounter...

February 2020

February 20, 2020

Owning Your ‘Ics’ and ‘Ists’

Did you know that you can be gay and have homophobic beliefs? Did you know...

December 2019

December 08, 2019

Why Aren’t White Mothers Being Blamed for the Opioid Crisis Like Black Mothers During the Crack Epidemic?

1986 was a good year for music. Patti LaBelle’s “On My Own,” Madonna’s “Papa Don’t...

September 2019

September 14, 2019

Are You As Racially Colorblind As You Think Are?

Many of us have approached race like the Field of Dreams movie: "If we build walls...

August 2019

August 10, 2019

Texas Officers on Horseback Led a Handcuffed Black Man by a Rope: Riding High on Racism?

Galveston, Texas officers on horseback led a handcuffed Black man by a rope for six...

August 04, 2019

2016 Presidential Election Linked to Increase in Premature Births Among Latina Women

A recent study in the JAMA Network Open linked the 2016 U.S. presidential election to...

July 2019

July 28, 2019

Study Says White Police Officers Are Not More Likely to Fatally Shoot Black People

A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) says that...

July 14, 2019

NBA Stops Using the Term ‘Owner’—Racial Sensitivity or Senselessness?

“Y’all are smoking crack!” declared sports media personality, Stephen A. Smith in response to the...

July 07, 2019

Does Feeling Angry About a Black Little Mermaid Mean You Are Racist?

The Mouse (Mickey Mouse) made racial waves with the casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel...

June 2019

June 04, 2019

When White Folks Catch the White Supremacy Holy Ghost

"Before freedom we always went to white churches on Sundays with passes but they never...

May 2019

May 25, 2019

Tony Robbins Unleashed Racial Slurs in Video: Does He Get an N-word Pass?

As allegations of sexual misconduct unfold, video has emerged of self-help guru Tony Robbins dropping more...

May 18, 2019

Sandra Bland Cell Phone Video: Do You Ignore Alleged Police Lies?

Several days ago, Sandra Bland’s cell phone video footage was released to the pub lic....

May 10, 2019

Baltimore TV Anchor Fired Over ‘Racist and Sexist’ Question: Five Important Lessons

A Baltimore TV station has dismissed an anchor over what some have deemed a racist...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

Texas High School Issues Dress Code for Parents: Is it Classism, Racism, or About Time?

A principal of a high school in Texas sparked controversy after signing off on a...

April 16, 2019

I Acted Like a White Person in a Third World Country— It Got Yoga Weird

I was on a walk on another balmy spring day at a park. Behold, instead...

April 13, 2019

Black Activists Joining ISIS: A Homeland Security Concern?

Whenever two or more Black people are gathered, ISIS is in the midst. Well, at...

April 09, 2019

She Cried in Her Car—and I Did Not Want the Cops Called

I was heading to the parking lot. After a long walk at a park, I...

March 2019

March 24, 2019

Black Love, White Hate, and Racial Paranoia: It’s Complicated

Have you seen, read, or heard declarations of “Black love?” Maybe, it was a hashtag...

February 2019

February 10, 2019

A Closer Look at Racism and Sexism in the Hammer Attack on Three Asian Men

Tsz Mat Pun, Fufai Pun, and Ng Thang Kheong: Three names you might not have...

February 05, 2019

The Trouble with Blackface Liberalism

Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia has been asked to step down after images of a...

February 02, 2019

The Homophobic and Racist Attack on Jussie Smollett: When MAGA Love Equals Hate

[Update 3/9/19] See Post: Justice and the Innocence of MAGA Love: What Does Jussie Smollett’s Indictment...

January 2019

January 26, 2019

Twelve-Year Old Black Girls Were Allegedly Strip-Searched at a NY School: Can Black Girls Be Girls?

Can Black girls be girls? Can they just be? School officials in Binghamton, New York...

November 2018

November 24, 2018

Two Racist White Men Harassed Me on a Walk. And Then This Happened…

“Ni**er with the straight hair! Ni**er with the straight hair!” He kept yelling, trying to...

November 17, 2018

Race, Anger, and the Risk of Placing Blame

When it comes to race and emotions, many people struggle with anger. Some of us...

August 2018

August 12, 2018

What if Black People Called the Cops on White Children for Selling Lemonade Without a Permit? (And Other Empathetic Questions)

What if more Black people started calling the police for perceived infractions (minor) involving White...

July 2018

July 28, 2018

Why the Murder of Nia Wilson Calls Us to Rethink Random Crimes

I kept seeing the word “random” appear over and over again in the media coverage...

June 2018

June 23, 2018

Three Ways Distance Threatens U.S. Immigration Reform (And It’s Not What You Might Think)

In case you did not get the memo, you can no longer assume that we,...

May 2018

May 19, 2018

Sleep Woking Folks (“Stay Woke” Has Issues)

"Stay Woke" is so popular, you can buy a t-shirt and magically transform into...

May 12, 2018

Napping While Black: America’s Graduation Gift to High School Seniors

It is May. It marks graduation season in the United States. And Saraah Brasch,...