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If you’re a white person, and you’re talking to people of color about a prominent person of their same race or ethnic origin, you can’t ever be too respectful… Not “MLK” but “Dr. King”
Have you seen the video of these two Scottish guys who try to get a voice-activated lift (elevator) to understand what they’re saying? What if they were black? … So These Two Scottish Guys get onto a Lift…
The First Time Kyle Visited Me
See that smiling, skinny, impish young man in the photo? That’s Kyle, the first time he came to visit me,,,
read moreMeeting Kyle’s Parents — Actually Going to Church
Sunday morning, I was sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast, as Mr. and Mrs. Jones were getting ready to go to Sunday School. Mr. Jones started talking about this new suit that a friend of his had gotten, how nice it was, how well it fit, how sharp it looked, and as he’s saying all this I’m wondering what the heck is this about?…
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A Fellow Writer Likes My Work
This other writer says she always learns something from my writing…
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Meeting Kyle’s Parents — In Their House
Kyle flew to Baltimore from Seattle, so we could drive down to Danville together. I feel like I should remember what was like, meeting Kyle’s parents, I mean the first moments of actually meeting them. At least they knew I was white before I got there…
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Mini-UN on the Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
Sometimes, when I go hiking, all I see are white people. But on a popular trail, on a holiday, when it’s sunny and warm…
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Meeting Kyle’s Parents — Preparing for the Culture
“Black people come in all different shades, don’t they?” I asked my friend Crissa. “So will they notice I’m white?” “Honey,” replied Crissa, “they’ll notice.” It was May 2000, and I was asking Crissa what to expect when I went to Kyle’s family’s church. Kyle and I were going to Danville, Virginia, so I could meet his parents…
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No One Is a “Self-Made Man”
The way the speaker described his story, he’d achieved everything in his life on his own. But I wish he’d talked about his wife, and about his son who probably didn’t see him often, and about his professors, and about his secretary/executive assistant, and about the advantage he got from being white…
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I Wrote About Race When I Was Only In Fourth Grade
When I was in fourth or fifth grade, I wrote a short story from the point of view of a white boy about my age. He’s thinking about how horrible it was that his big sister had to break up with her black boyfriend, because their parents didn’t approve.
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Why are Black People Lit so Poorly?
One day, when Kyle was re-watching an episode of “The West Wing.” There was a scene between a white character and a black character. The white actress’s face was lit well. You could see her face, you could see her expressions. But the black actress, her face wasn’t lit well at all. She was in so much shadow…
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What Did Your Childhood Teach You About Race? Question 6
… what has that meant for my relationships with people of races, ethnicities, and countries of origin other than my own?
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