The challenge throughout has been to tell what I view as the truth about racism without causing disabling despair – Derrick Bell
Race Baiting and White America’s Response to the Proctor and Gamble Commercial
To those who have a negative reaction to the Procter & Gamble commercial, ask yourself why.
To those who have a negative reaction to the Procter & Gamble commercial, ask yourself why.
How the Good Men Project Helped Me Find My Voice
LeRon Barton shares his experience with our community.
LeRon Barton shares his experience with our community.
Should Black People Call the Police?
In life, there are very few guarantees. If you are Black, however, you WILL have an encounter with the police.
In life, there are very few guarantees. If you are Black, however, you WILL have an encounter with the police.
Gaslighting: Don’t Do It
There's always that one person claiming to play "devil's advocate."
There’s always that one person claiming to play “devil’s advocate.”
Stop Blaming Trump for Racism (It was Already Here)
We will never get to a real solution until we are real with ourselves.
We will never get to a real solution until we are real with ourselves.
457 Words About friendship
Proms, fighting over something silly and laughing about it years later, going shot for shot and regretting it...
Proms, fighting over something silly and laughing about it years later, going shot for shot and regretting it…
Being Part of the Solution to Racism When You are White
Six steps in being a white ally.
Six steps in being a white ally.
The Dark Turn of the Immigration Fight
There is no love for the young, scrappy, and hungry person if he or she is not white.
There is no love for the young, scrappy, and hungry person if he or she is not white.
2016’s Biggest Heartbreak: The Flint Water Crisis
This is water, life and gentrification. Still, somehow, Flint residents don't warrant solutions, but excuses.
This is water, life and gentrification. Still, somehow, Flint residents don’t warrant solutions, but excuses.
The Paradox of the Fight
Why we should not rely on whites in the battle for equality.
Why we should not rely on whites in the battle for equality.
Meritocracy is a Lie
"What the inequality means increasingly, is that your background dictates your future" Patrick Butler, Social Policy Editor, The Guardian
“What the inequality means increasingly, is that your background dictates your future” Patrick Butler, Social Policy Editor, The Guardian
Get on the Road to get Your Life Back on Track
Sometimes life gets in the way of life and you have to unplug.
Sometimes life gets in the way of life and you have to unplug.
Dear People of Color, Maybe You Need to Take That Shoe Off for Awhile
We are survivors, but like all people that are under attack, we need to stop and regroup.
We are survivors, but like all people that are under attack, we need to stop and regroup.
Stop and Smell the Roses
How I stopped beating up on myself and started loving me.
Why I Don’t Pay For Sex
He was asked a tough question, but his answer was simple. Here’s why he’ll never pay for sex.