Occupation: Activist Birth: October 4, 1968
Being asked to describe what 'post-racial' means is a bit like being asked to describe a leprechaun, cold fusion or unicorns: we know what is meant, ….
And let's just be honest, there is no such place called 'justice,' if by that we envision a finish line, or a point at which the battle is won and th….
Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture..
The power of resistance is to set an example: not necessarily to change the person with whom you disagree, but to empower the one who is watching and….
Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in Ameri….
If we dont figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent paying jobs, ….
The denial of racism is a form of racism itself..
If you want to know if racism is a problem in your country, you might not want to ask white people..
Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another..
Precisely because white denial has long trumped claims of racism, people of color tend to underreport their experiences with racial bias rather than ….
People never hurt others in moments of personal strength and bravery, when they are feeling good about themselves, when they are strong and confident….
Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There….
If you know the history of the whole concept of whiteness if you know the history of the whole concept of the white race, where it came from and for ….
And in "Elbow Room" the cast sings the glories of westward expansion in the United States, which involved the murder of native peoples and the violen….
Hardly any aspect of my life, from where I had lived to my education to my employment history to my friendships, had been free from the taint of raci….
Antiracism is not "my" campaign. I have been doing antiracism organizing, activism, educating and writing for 20 years, in one form or another, but i….
Stuff Happens.’ That’s the G-rated version. That’s a bumper sticker that only a straight white upper middle class male could have made. Because anyon….
Violating the 4th Amendment guarantees against illegal searches and seizures is not the way to solve crime problems..
You can't organize people if you don't love them. And however hard it can be to love the racist you come in contact with; doing so is the first oblig….
After all, acknowledging unfairness then calls decent people forth to correct those injustices. And since most persons are at their core, decent folk….
So, in "Melting Pot" the children (about a third of whom were kids of color) sang the line, "America was the new world and Europe was the old," in on….