The way we move in the world is so often largely invisible to ourselves. We are unaware that what we take for granted could be so foreign to someone else. “How have you never heard of this show?”, “How have you never eaten this food?”, “What do you mean; mayonnaise is a white people thing?”….
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For the Love of Humanity
We have some polls that are not changing and are simply baffling to understand. The group most committed to Donald Trump is white evangelicals. In spite of his hatred for brown and black people, his sexism, his despisement of immigrants, his mocking of the disabled, his sexual predatory behavior, his human trafficking accusations, and…
The Formation of Whiteness
Looking back, it was the little things that shaped me. The memories that stare me in the face, asking ‘Why do you still think of me? What can I possibly mean to you?’ It was one decision. One moment in a million moments of parenting, and yet it’s one I remember, albeit somewhat vaguely….
Trouble I’ve Seen – Interview with Drew Hart
I’m so excited to share this discussion I had with Drew. His book, Trouble I’ve Seen is your must-read for the year. And, the Englewood Review of Books just selected it as their March Book of the Month, so be sure to follow along with that discussion this month. ***** You mention a few examples…
Capitalism – How Much Are We Willing To Give Up For Our Neighbors?
When White Christians Support Good Cops
[blockquote type=”left”]”The religious institutions became comfort stations for scribes and publicans and pharisees. Far from curing the wound of racism, the white man’s Christianity has been its soothing bandage – a bandage masquerading as Sunday clothes, for the wearing of which one expects a certain moral credit.” – Wendell Berry, The Hidden Wound[/blockquote] How do…
An Integrated Life – The TL;DR Version
As Reconstruction ended, and the Great Migration was getting underway, white people collectively looked around and realized they weren’t alone. And they wanted to be. So they made it happen. A summary of the series looking at the book Sundown Towns by James Loewen, and also ideas for what you can do about it. Know…
An Integrated Life – Until We Solve the Problem of Sundown Neighborhoods…
[blockquote type=”left”]”America should not have white neighborhoods or black neighborhoods. It should just have neighborhoods. People who live in interracial neighborhoods and towns have taken an important stand in favor of better race relations. Integration is no panacea, but there is no substitute…Integrated towns and suburbs are a necessary first step to integrated hearts and…
An Integrated Life – Reputations are Important
[blockquote type=”left”]”We have seen that sundown towns both collect and create racists, while integrated towns both collect and create anti-racists. Just as cognitive dissonance makes whites more racist when they live in a sundown town, which they must justify, so it makes whites less racist, even anti-racist, when they live in a multiracial town, which…
An Integrated Life – Hidden Fault Lines
In my high school of 1000 students, all of our teachers and staff were white. My class was nearly all-white. We had a small handful of Asians and Indians, out of a class of 250, and I think that was only because they fulfilled the stereotype of being smart, which helped make our school look…