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Dear People of Color, Maybe You Need to Take That Shoe Off for Awhile
Embed from Getty Images Dear Black, Brown, Asian, and Other People of Color: Today, we are living in an environment that tells non-white people (especially Black people) in no uncertain terms, “You...
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The Conflict, Comfort and Guilt of Being a White Dad
— Being a dad is both an enormous responsibility and a great joy. My sons bring me happiness and anxiety, usually in the same breath. I know they will face things that I haven’t had to deal with in my...
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10 Ways White People Can Help Make Black Lives Matter
Embed from Getty Images Racism, one of the most baneful and persistent evils, is a major barrier to peace. Its practice perpetrates too outrageous a violation of the dignity of human beings to be...
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It’s Too Early
— There’s nothing louder than being Black in Iowa. Take it from a girl who hails from one of the loudest cities in the nation. I haven’t lived in my hometown of Chicago for twenty years, having spent...
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How Police can Regain the Trust of Their Communities
We can build relationships with people so they want to cooperate with us, – or – We can bully them into compliance. Broadly speaking, these are the two basic approaches authority figures can take to...
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Issuing Fines to WNBA Players Undermines the Message of Activism
— Commissioner Adam Silver has had a relatively historic reign since he’s taken over the NBA. His first major decision came when former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling was banned for life and...
View ArticleAnother Unarmed Black Man Murdered by Police…and This One Also Won’t be the Last
Embed from Getty Images — Here we go again. Every time I see the latest example of police brutality resulting in the death of an unarmed, usually black citizen, I try to be hopeful that this is the...
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Two Shootings Two Different Results
Embed from Getty Images — The shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise and three others this past week during a practice for a charity baseball game left all of us stunned. The attack struck at the...
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Be Courageous for Racial Justice, Courageous for Collective Liberation
Embed from Getty Images — Until white people outraged by Trump are outraged by the racist, murderous system of policing in this country, then the root causes that brought Trump to power will continue...
View ArticleAfter the Minneapolis Miracle: Have Vikings Fans Truly Won?
Embed from Getty Images — Since I was one of those Minnesota kids dragging my boots in the snow as I dived like Cris Carter to keep my feet inbounds for a backyard pass from my dad, and since I was...
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