Jun 19, 2020The political is always personalToday, on Juneteenth, I invite my White readers to listen to an interview with Aunt Harriet Smith, recorded in Hempstead, Texas in 1941....
Jun 8, 2020Keep listeningThis week, I’m asking my White readers to listen to author Kimberly Jones. Once again, I ask you to listen like you’re listening to...
Jun 2, 2020On empathyNow, as always, it is critical that White people with platforms use them to amplify Black voices. My voice is not the voice that needs...
May 26, 2020On helping, when it’s never enoughThe needs are urgent. They already were. But between the pandemic, the abuses of capitalism, and daily warfare against us by our...
May 16, 2020What is the meaning of this?*Content note: I open with a metaphor of running a race and having the finish line altered midway, which may be triggering to some. To...
May 8, 2020How to miss the worldIn pre-pandemic life, many of us would have loved a “stay-at-home” order. Mandated to cancel plans, quit the commute, wear sweatpants all...