Tag Archives: racism
Inherit
I am a walking legacy and a living ancestor. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I … Continue reading
The End of Leaning In
I recently came across a headline in the New York Times titled What Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ Has Meant to Women, then and now. My thoughts flashed back to why I never read this book. I then wondered “Are women still … Continue reading
Systemic Racism
Re: “Olympics miss the mark on inclusion” [July 11, Opinion]: The most significant story of this moment after a year of racial reckoning is the continuing institutional degradation of Black women athletes even as their achievements are celebrated. A few examples must … Continue reading
The Privileges of Driving
In a small discussion group for a course I was taking on racism, I described a time when a cop and I bantered back and forth after I’d been pulled over. A young Black man said, “I could not ever … Continue reading
Uncomfortable Truth
Speaking my truth, even when its uncomfortable. I’m allowing myself the space to say to society, “Where have you been? How did you not notice our pain?” – Natarsha McAllister Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your … Continue reading