I've been mulling this post over for a while. It started as wanting to share an odd experience that I believe shaped me growing up. Now, with the events of Charlottesville behind us, I feel it's more important to speak up. To talk about our differences and similarities. To celebrate them. To talk about what it was like for me to be the token white person in a sea of brown faces... The Odd Experience Of Being The Token White Person When I was in elementary there were a number of years we lived in El Paso, Texas, right across the border from Mexico. The majority at almost every school I Keep Reading >>>
Dear White People…
Hi, White People: 2016 was pretty rough, but I hope that we can duck our heads and briskly walk away like we do every time homeless people ask us for loose change. I was approaching 2017 with an abundance of post-WWII level optimism until MTV released a terribly racist video about white guys. Namely, what white guys are doing wrong. Because that’s what you want, right? Some pasty white millennials and some urban, hip-hop guy wearing a cat tee shirt telling you what they think you should be doing with your lives. And I make fun of the cat tee shirt knowing full well that I have not one, but TWO Keep Reading >>>
How To Not Raise A Bigot
In our world right now, we have access to all sorts of information stored right at our fingertips. There is a lot going on. We have marriage equality. We're dealing with ISIS. Celebrities are coming out as transgendered. A whirlwind presidential election is happening, with record setting media coverage, and holy crap - grown men picking on each other and millions of adults egging them on. With everything that's happening, how can we raise children who see people for what they are - people? Here are some steps I have taken to not raise a bigot. Talk to them Don't wait around until they Keep Reading >>>
