What is White Privilege?

For anyone thinking that we really don’t have a problem with systemic racism, please, PLEASE visit Jeff’s blog and read this powerful post. So many black lives lost doing everyday things that so many of us take for granted.

On The Fence Voters

I’d like to share something with all of you. I’m not on Facebook, nor do I like Facebook. I think the platform is intrusive and, quite frankly, a danger to America in many ways, especially now, with the complicit Mark Zuckerberg refusing to fact check any political ads, regardless of whether they are outright lies. That’s a story for another day.

But while I’m not a participant on the platform, my wife is, and she shared a post with me that’s been getting a lot of attention. It’s very subtle and understated, but it shows the sheer volume of young black men and women who’ve lost their lives in recent years. For, quite simply, being a person of color in America and engaging in activities that many of us could never imagine might jeopardize our lives.

I do not have that problem. I’m white and have never once been stopped…

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Out of the Darkness

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Positive Images From Protests

Genesee County, Michigan Sheriff Chris Swanson joining protesters.

I know so many of us have been transfixed by the horrifying images over the last few days of violence and destruction, as some peaceful protests have turned into rioting. And then of course there were the lovely images from last night of military police and soldiers firing rubber bullets and tear gas at peaceful protesters in front of the White House so the “Law and Order President“ and “ally of peaceful protesters” could have a photo-op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church. But I’d like to call your attention to some images from around the country that aren’t getting as much attention.

Camden New Jersey

Houston, Texas

Santa Cruz, California

Coral Gables, Florida

Ferguson, Missouri

Fargo, North Dakota

Kansas City, Missouri

Black protesters protecting a white police officer who got separated from his unit in Louisville, Kentucky

Protesters forming a line in front of police officers to protect them from projectiles in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Protesters stopping looters from breaking into a Brooklyn, New York Target store.