Author Archives: Derek Lipscomb

I have been spending the majority of the summer building up the site (update soon to come!) but I have also watched a the comments and forums of many social media sites to learn about how discourse takes place around racially traumatic events. While it means being exposed to a lot vitriol, especially towards victimsContinue reading “Countering Frequent *Racist Talking Points”

Jubilee Day, or Juneteenth, is a holiday celebrated predominantly by African Americans on June 19th. While I feel it is good to read up on the history of Juneteenth on your own (Smithsonian is a great place to start), I think the conversations around the emergence of Juneteenth in recent years should be discussed asContinue reading “It’s Juneteenth!”

I hope in the midst of the past few months I hope you are taking time to take a pause from the readings, videos, posts, etc.. For those entering the conversations surrounding race, understand it takes time to build up stamina to sustain these conversations. It would be wise to take break from social mediaContinue reading “Racial Stress”