This is a follow up to my first post on Police Shootings, so be sure to check it out as well. Police involved shootings are an extremely emotional subject. And why wouldn’t they be? They always involve someone who has been injured or killed as well as someone who puts their life in danger on a … Continue reading More on Police Shootings
Police Shootings
A handful of podcast episodes aired lately that all relate to the same thing: police shootings. This is an exceedingly complex and emotional topic for people on both sides. The sides being police and black people (most of the time). And as someone who has not experienced either perspective, it is certainly a bold move … Continue reading Police Shootings
Quick! Be Better! I Am Not Your Negro
Introducing a new little feature I'm calling "Quick! Be Better!" that will be a brief post on, you know, how to be better. Today's tip: Go see I Am Not Your Negro. "If any white man in the world says, ‘Give me liberty or give me death,’ the entire white world applauds. When a black … Continue reading Quick! Be Better! I Am Not Your Negro
RACISM
It’s funny because I thought I should start off with an easy topic, but it turns out that there really aren’t any easy topics. So why not write about something as complex and painful as racism? Like any "well-intentioned white person," I’m obviously not super comfortable being the one to write about this. AND as … Continue reading RACISM