While this article focuses specifically on Seattle, segregation-based housing laws and the resulting homelessness crisis are issues that currently affect every city in America. Seattle was founded on division and segregation. The Lake Washington Ship Canal,…
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In our ongoing quest to become more politically correct, White folks often spend so much time trying to keep up with the “correct” thing to call other people that most of us don’t stop…
Labeling people as racists is becoming more and more common. This designation looms heavily over the heads of politicians, employers, teachers, and every other variety of White folks. As a result, we are often…
We live in a scary world when it comes to kids and teens being exposed to sex, often much too early. This is most often through friends at school, internet pornography, or unfortunately, as…
White folks historically have a knack for taking things that don’t belong to us. Unfortunately, it seems that other people’s demonstrations and protests are not exempt. After the murder of George Floyd this past…
For over two centuries, Americans have been participating in an ongoing survey asking us to declare the color of our skin. While it may seem like the U.S. Census is nothing more than a…
Iconic food brands such as Aunt Jemima, Ms. Butterworth, and Uncle Ben have been forced to confront their racist caricatures. The Red Skins franchise is finally done trying to explain how their name and…
Heads up – This piece uses the presumption that the person in question is a cisgender heterosexual male. I am aware that many of us do not fall on this end of the spectrum…
There were many days during undergrad where I simply didn’t feel like getting dressed in the morning. Donning pajama bottoms, flip-flops, and a T-shirt, I would confidently set off across campus and arrive at…
When you go into a grocery store, what is the easiest way to tell that a tomato is ripe? When coming upon a stop light, how do you determine whether to hit the brakes,…