Role Reboot

10 Ways I Benefit From White Privilege

I flirted my way out of a well-deserved traffic ticket. In our current political and cultural climate, I keep butting up against two conflicting thoughts. The first is that this is not the time for white people to espouse opinions and pen essays about the state of our country. If ever there was a time […]

The Emotional Toll Of Shopping While Black

The anticipation of being profiled makes me hyper-vigilant—my palms sweat, my heart begins to race, and my stomach cramps at the thought of having to enter a store. Of the many troubling experiences a black person will face in their life, racial profiling ranks among the most pervasive. Whether it’s being mistaken for an intruder […]