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The Quarantine of Emotions

If you haven’t been paying attention, there’s a play running right now in New York City that’s controversial and provoking. … More

#WakingUpWhite Chapter 37: Boxes and Labels

This is another post in the series “Waking Up White,” exploring the book by Debby Irving of the same name. … More

#WakingUpWhite Chapter 36: The Dominant White Culture

Continuing the series of examining whiteness while working through Waking Up White, by Debbie Irving. I’m utterly intrigued by the … More

#WakingUpWhite Chapter 35: If Only You’d Be More Like Me

I’m reading & simultaneously commenting on Debbie Irving’s book Waking Up White. Jesus. I mean that in reverence not as … More

White Jesus, Bible Jesus: Pick One

Yes, this is deliberately provocative for a blog title, chosen to shake up people settled in their ways like the … More

My Dear White People

This is a love letter. Really. And it comes from someone who has committed every sin that’s listed here—and many … More

#WakingUpWhite Chapter 34: Becoming Multicultural

Once again, I’m reading & simultaneously commenting on Debbie Irving’s book Waking Up White. This chapter is fire. Creating a … More

Pride and Prejudice, Staged

Last week we went to see a production of the new musical AUSTEN’S PRIDE, the story of Jane Austen‘s creation … More

The Purpose-Driven Lie

The purpose of racism is to control the behavior of white people, not Black people. For Blacks, guns and tanks … More

#WakingUpWhite Chapter 33: Perception and Fear

Once again, a reminder that this series (“Waking Up White”) is from the book by Debbie Irving. I read the … More