I will have to tell him that there are people who don’t see him as human. It must feel weightless to be white. This thought occurs to me as I lean over to pour brown sugar into my coffee, next to a handsome white male undergrad also seeking out a burst of caffeine. He is […]
If you are a mom of a black boy, the level of fear and anxiety that you feel regarding your children’s basic safety can be overwhelming. There is a lot of animosity in this country right now. The most discussed topics are race and police brutality. All over social media people are giving input. Some […]
I know, Tamir Rice’s mother knows, the cops and the prosecutors and the judges and the jurors all know: If it had been my son out there in the playground that day, holding any kind of gun, he wouldn’t have been shot. It’s winter break, so yesterday morning I was home with both of my […]
