I try to keep my posts as lighthearted as possible, but as a black man I cannot ignore the blatant racism going on in the US, which I can honestly say is nearly as blatant today as it was in the 1960s.
With all the controversy surrounding the Confederate Flag, it’s amazing how misinformed and ignorant some are. If you honestly believe that the Confederate Flag is “heritage not hate”, then I apologize in advance for calling you an idiot. … The Truth About The Confederate Flag
There’s a habit that we have as Americans to call a spade a spade unless it hits close to home. The media immediately and correctly labeled the World Trade Center attacks of 2001 as terrorism. Yet, when Dylan Hook walked into a historically black church in Charleston, S.C. this month and brutally murdered nine people, the media quickly classified it as a lone incident by a troubled youth. … Why calling the Charleston shooting terrorism is important to so many people
In a time where its seemingly difficult to talk about white privilege, this comic strip by artist Toby Morris nails the topic in an easy-to-digest manner.
It compares two different individuals (one white, one non-white) and how life’s circumstances, combined with systematic racism, advances one while holding back the other. … On A Plate: A Short Story About White Privilege
Here we go again. It never surprises me, and yet it always hurts.
Freddie Gray died by the hands of law enforcement. It hasn’t been revealed why he was even arrested, but we do that he was taken into police custody and within hours suffered spinal injuries that would turn fatal. … Freddie Gray: Different Name, Same Narrative
Here we go again…
Connecticut College canceled classes Monday to hold day-long discussions on racism and hate speech following the discovery of the words “No N***ers” written several times on the walls of a campus building. This comes a few days after a school custodian was told to “shut the f**k up you ignorant n***er”, and just weeks after a professor posted a Facebook status describing Palestinians in Gaza as “a rabid pit bull chained in a cage, regularly making mass efforts to escape.” … Racism Will Be Cured By Action, Not Discussion.
Comedy is a powerful tool that can showcase hard subjects in a way that’s easy to digest.
When it comes to the myth of “reverse racism”, I have yet to find a description that can dispel the fallacy quicker than this one by comedian Aamer Rahman. … Why Reverse Racism Doesn’t Exist
The Jackie Robinson West Little League team was stripped of its U.S. Championship title for violating a residency rule. It’s very peculiar that this happened months after they won the title and competed the World Finals, and after an initial investigation found no wrongdoing. … Racism in Youth Sports
I have a complicated relationship with the “N” word.
It is a part of the normal vernacular in the neighborhood I grew up in. Depending on the tone of voice used, it can mean a number of different things. It isn’t in my regular vocabulary, but in the past it has been known to roll off of my tongue with ease.
… The “N” Word
I remember being at a swim camp in Wisconsin with three of my teammates when I was about 11. We were the only black kids out of maybe 60 campers, and it’s safe to assume that a lot of them had never met a black person in real life. … Oreo
