Do any of us believe that hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki deserved to die because of what the Japanese government did to Pearl Harbor? This horrific chapter of US…
Year: 2023
Fellow white folks: Does blocking someone on social media stop racism? Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of social media posts with white people lambasting other white people for misguided racist commentary. “Disconnect and…
There is absolutely no reason why Ta’Kiya Young deserved to be fatally shot by a police officer. For anyone who wants to try and say “Well she shouldn’t have shoplifted and then this never…
French philosopher Simone Weil once referred to the entire Western World as plagued by “the disease of uprootedness.” What he was referring to was something rather profound – white folks’ disconnection from our ethnicities,…
Now that the Supreme Court overturned Affirmative Action, wealthy white folks can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Once again, the “Silver Spoon Selection” process, also known as the “Privilege Preference Program” has become…
In today’s society, literacy is often taken for granted, considered a fundamental right and an integral part of education. However, throughout history, literacy was primarily used as a tool of power, wielded by the…
I am so tired of celebrating “hustle culture” in the workplace. The entire foundation of “hustle culture” is capitalism exploiting and feeding upon people’s desperation and insecurities. I understand that many people – especially…
Juneteenth marks the day on which chattel slavery officially ended on June 19, 1865. This holiday undeniably serves as a beacon of progress and a symbol of hope. But let it also serve as…
Here is a revealing fact about the process of “westernization:” Both the word and the concept of poverty itself arrived in North America at the exact same time. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, most…
Deep within the heart of America’s identity lies a deceptive falsehood—a lie that countless Americans cling to, despite its glaring contradictions. We’ve all experienced the shock and disappointment of being deceived, but what if…