Part II: C’mon In, the Water’s … You Tell Me I wonder if you might....
Showing Up for Racial Justice: One White Person’s Wading Into Waters (Part I)
Part I: Wading into the Waters I am not an activist. (My activist friends....
New Title for Blog
Dear Reader, You might have noticed -- or not -- that when you typed in "irrevspeckay" to come to my blog, and you hit the return key -- or when you clicked on the link delivered to your inbox -- that the wonders of technology changed what you....
Not Over…: A Response and A Call to Further Respond
Another compelling post from friend and colleague, Adam Dyer. Rock on and....
Inherent Worth & Dignity and (Possibly) Defending Clarence Thomas (reblogged)
While at the national (with some international flavors, as well) gathering of....
Turtle Messengers
It was Friday, nearing sundown and the motley crew gathered to celebrate the union of my nephew and his partner was engaged in the ritual of Kabbalat Shabbat. This meant they were praying and reciting and swaying and singing. For the first half, I sat....
Win-win: Exchanging the Law of Two Feet for Personal Mobility
Last month I attended the G.R.A.C.E. Summit -- Growing Racial and Cultural....
On the 150th Anniversary of Juneteenth: In the Shadow of Mother Emmanuel AME
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A Lamentation to Shatter Appalling Silence: #CharlestonShooting
This is the strange and discomfiting mix of these few hours before I find sleep. There is the everyday sensibility – I still had to floss my teeth – and the incomprehensible element keeping me awake – some white man sat as the guest of something....
White Skin in The Game: Thoughts on Rachel Dolezal
I know Rachel Dolezal. I have met her. (Not really.) (Well, kinda.....