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Kate Motaung is one of those friends I've never actually seen in real life. We share a lot of the same passions and convictions about things in this world of ours, and I love cheering her on. She asked if she could share her Going There story and, naturally, I agreed. This is a repost of an …
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It's always fun to hear someone wants to share a GoingThere story with my readers. It is a brave thing to do—pulling back the curtain and stepping into a potentially uncomfortable conversation. But, Lyli Dunbar is a brave and classy woman, and she clearly gets it honestly. Enjoy this GoingThere …
One thing I need to say about the Going There conversation is this: it's a conversation I haven't mastered. I don't always get it. Like the rest of us, I'm learning as I go. The other day, I said I would try to answer this question I offered to you: “I see what’s happening in Ferguson. I don’t …
I grew up in England, white skin, bright blond hair. One of my closest friends was from Jamaica, and two thirds of my elementary school were Sikh. My entire short life, I was surrounded by a canvas of brilliant color. For me, skin color was like eye color, or hair color. It was like whether you were …
Sit there and count the raindrops Falling on you, it's time you knew All you can ever count on are the raindrops That fall on little girl blue - Nina Simone photo: Flickr CC/ Cliff1066 Going there goes both ways and I have a story to tell you...about racism and hate. How it catapults …
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When Deidra opened up this space for conversations about race, ethnicity and culture, I thought perhaps I should tell my story. I hesitated for a long time however because, in order to tell my story, I would have to begin like this: Nearly every Sunday, my grandfather presided over dinner at the …
