Posts in Racial Justice
The Numbness In Our White Hearts

When it comes to racism, the first thing many of us white folk need to confront is the numbness in our own hearts. We've been told we should be outraged, or full of grief, or at least empathetic. We might even convince ourselves that we feel these ways, but if we acknowledge what we actually feel in our hearts, it could be more nothing than something. Maybe we feel some tightness. Maybe we feel almost blank…

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“You Are Completely Forgiven!”

I was facilitating a racial healing workshop and a Black co-facilitator courageously shared how crazy-making it is to be Black in America, knowing that racism exists, feeling its noxious presence under the surface in daily interactions, but not being able to pinpoint it. I knew what he was talking about from my own perspective, but did I dare speak my side of the truth?

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