Over and over I have heard the same question arise from the average person: “Why does it always have to come down to a race thing?” It’s on Fox “news”, it’s in my news feed, it’s been tweeted, etc. etc. Often followed by them saying that the don’t care about color, and why don’t people […]
The Unbearable Lightness of Being…Black in America
Over the past several weeks, our country has been inundated with images, articles , rhetoric and friendship ending soundbites around the Michael Brown case, that has sparked a national conversation on the subject of race and race relations in this country. To say the discussion has been divisive would be to call the Winter in […]
Recap of Part Two of “Eyes Wide Open,” a Dialogue Series on Racism
On Monday evening, HQB hosted the second part of Eyes Wide Open, a four part series on “racism, discrimination, prejudice and meeting the other” organized by the Saint Paul Interfaith Network (SPIN). As with the first part of the dialogue series, I was in attendance, frantically scribbling down notes and snapping photos for this blog […]