“We begin by holding space for us to heal from the trauma and terror caused by these systems. We begin by holding space for the imagination to conjure up a different world, where we can invest in preventative measures …”
Tag: racism
Why The Term Implicit Bias Rubs Me The Wrong Way
Implicit bias, while it may be measured as a latent psychological construct –whose overall goal is to document the intersubjective experience of non or subconscious racism, we must be extremely careful when we continue to say “implicit bias” . From my view, the use of the term implicit bias, a post racial and post modern…
The Racialized Optics of Televised Sports: Examining Explicit and Implicit Racial Bias
I don’t watch football at all, and so when the hoopla happened around the protest of Colin, I became intrigued. I get why many people who watch these types of sport can become numb or perhaps oblivious to the racial realities that players and their family members experience, once they step off of the field….
I May Die Dreaming Of Black Freedom
I realize on a deep and cosmic level that I may die dreaming of Black freedom. That will not be fine but I accept all that is, a world that is not safe but can be joyous, the racism, the struggle, and witnessing how so many Whites have remained stuck in honoring White supremacy. Those of…
EDITORIAL: What I Said When My White Friend Asked for My Black Opinion on White Privilege
Reading this was like reading my own autobiography.
Brian Ragsdale Writer.com 