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”
Category Archives: The WORKshop
It’s Juneteenth!
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!”
Racial Stress
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”
8:46
As we all continue to process the events surrounding George Floyd’s murder it is important to continue to pull empathy into the conversation. My wife and I got a chance to attend a protest starting in Brooklyn making its way to City Hall in Manhattan. The entirety of the protest was peaceful, with people ofContinue reading “8:46”
A Whole Website?
Welcome! If you are reading this, you have successfully navigated my site! Having never done this before, I knew this would be taking a leap to build this from scratch. By no means is it perfect, I will still be updating this site continuously in hopes we can develop a space for honest discussion surroundingContinue reading “A Whole Website?”
The Why
Racism in the United States does not disappear, it adapts. Racism today looks different than it did 40 years ago, and even more from 150 years ago but it is still here and it is important to continue labeling it as such. The purpose of this website is to inform and educate. Over 50 differentContinue reading “The Why”
