After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, books about racism and race relations dominated best-seller lists for the first time. The term white fragility entered the lexicon along with critical race theory and antiracism. A reckoning with history took the form of dialogue about the social obligation to accurately represent Black lives inContinue reading “The State of Us”
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When History Becomes Fiction
Recently on social media an acquaintance posted the following exchange: Officer: Why were you going 100 in a 60 zone? Me: You see, if your foot presses down on the gas petal, the car moves faster. Officer: Get out of the car. Obviously, the man who posted it was white. This scenario is humorous toContinue reading “When History Becomes Fiction”
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