This Is Today’s Test
I really hate that we’re even having this conversation because it’s so damn stupid, but no one is disrespecting the flag. That’s just a...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Dec 9, 2016
- 2 min
The Fragility of Our Dominant Culture
True story: someone I’m connected with on facebook just posted an article claiming that “radical leftists” were guilty of shutting down...
- Dec 8, 2016
- 3 min
Wait – I thought Racial Discrimination Was Illegal. Silly Me
Very early in his career, my (African American) husband was on a temp-to-hire job doing complex data analysis – something he excels at....
- Sep 9, 2014
- 1 min
Want To Hear About the Time I Was on Moody Radio?
I was once offered a job simply on the basis of how I said my name. People sometimes stop me and ask if I sing. I had a teacher who let...
- Sep 6, 2014
- 4 min
Enough Bigotry to Go Around?
Hey y’all! I just finished my fancy pants appearance on Moody Radio’s Up For Debate. (That I told you about yesterday which you would...
- Sep 5, 2014
- 2 min
Bring the Smelling Salts and Set Your Alarm Clocks!
Up For Debate with Julie Roys on Moody Radio. And I think she might be slightly incompetent. I mean, I’m no expert in these things and I...
- May 21, 2014
- 7 min
I See Rich People. They Talk to Me. . .
The mouse on my computer broke. So now I’m back to writing on my kindle. Which is a marvelous bit of technology, but it has all sorts of...
- Mar 24, 2014
- 3 min
Christians and Interracial Marriage
Guys, what is this world coming to? Aljezeera America recently used the parable of the talents to explain current events. Christianity...
- Feb 6, 2013
- 8 min
Stuff I Appreciate About Black Folks
Hey – want to watch me stick a fork in an electric outlet? ‘Cuz that’s pretty much the same thing as being a white person who talks about...
- Dec 12, 2011
- 7 min
What a white girl knows about race
Maybe they were right! I am the whitest of the white girls. I just am. I’m cool with that. One of my black girlfriends told me that...
- Sep 16, 2011
- 7 min
A Letter to a Young Black Man
Andrew, I saw your post from earlier and wanted to check and see if you are OK. I have been meaning to write you anyways because...
- Jun 3, 2008
- 3 min
Check Yourself
As I have argued before, one of the main barriers to dealing realistically with matters of race and the ongoing fall-out of the history...
- May 10, 2008
- 4 min
The Context of Jeremiah Wright
Black Power from the Pulpit” about Jeremiah Wright which places him and black liberation theology in the context of the black church and...
- May 3, 2008
- 5 min
Conservative Delusions About Race, Part II
“Transcending Race and Delusional Conservatives” outlining several ways that mainstream conservative thinking about race is wrong. (And...
- Apr 29, 2008
- 4 min
Separated by a Common Language
“Words Heard Differently”. He starts by riffing off George Bernard Shaw’s observation that The USA and Great Britain are two countries...
- Apr 23, 2008
- 9 min
Transcending Race and Delusional Conservatives
I want to address how this issue plays out on the conservative side. The conservative perspective is the one which is closer to what I...
- Apr 14, 2008
- 8 min
Black-White Conversations We’re Afraid To Have
Northwestern University just put out a study which found that white people avoid dealing with black people or discussions of race out of...
- Mar 10, 2008
- 7 min
The sins of the fathers
Crunchy Cons, Rod has a post up linking to a rather unfunny piece by Diogenes on Catholic World Daily which is meant to mock those who...
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