Invitation to Discomfort
For the first time since the slaughter of the children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, hearing news made me cry. Make no mistake there has been a nonstop […]
Tag Archives: bias
Blindspot
Watching the students who survived the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School become activists has both been beautiful and heartening. Seeing their grief and outrage evolve into a […]
Job vs Career
When I tell the story of my career path I often use the image of a mosaic. I sometimes use the words “Once upon a time…” to help bridge the […]
Who I Am
I started this blog as an outlet for my musings, insights and irritations. Using the old adage that you should be willing to see everything you write on the front […]
Guest Rant: The Positive Case for Hillary Clinton
I am privileged to have some really smart friends who often write things I wish I had said myself, or from a perspective outside of mine. Today I exercise my […]
5 Unexpected Milestones
It’s not quite time yet for looking back on the highs and lows of 2016, but going to the Board of Elections and voting today threw me into a reflective […]
The Sum of Our Parts
I live in a segregated neighborhood. That may seem like an odd way to describe my corner of our racially and socio-economically diverse inner-ring suburb, but the truth is I […]
Reposting because everyone should read this
I Fit the description… This is what I wore to work today. On my way to get a burrito before work, I was detained by the police. I noticed the […]
How Bias Works
I discovered years ago that when my thoughts are racing too fast, and for too long, that I lose complete touch with my body. I become a head in a […]
The Right to Be Right
The comment was “Anyone who doesn’t think we are living in a police state is deluding themselves.” It was made in response to the video of the public defender who […]
Claudette Colvin, Rosa Parks and the Brutal Truth of Video
There is a moment in every public discussion of race where the topic is no longer the justice or injustice of an action, the existence of structural discrimination, or lack […]
Check Your Head
The neighborhood I grew up in appears desolate and broken. Ten miles from where I live, its at least ten years since I’ve driven down those streets. I made the […]
Now What?
I knew the Ferguson grand jury would not indict officer Wilson. I’m not cynical, just familiar with history. I knew I would feel like shit hearing the outcome, but I […]
Pigs in Space
I have been writing too much for the last month to write a blog post in case that’s an acceptable excuse. No time to rant, rave and pick apart the […]
Fact or Opinion
Over dinner the other night we had one of those twisty turny conversations that kept us at the table an hour longer than it took to eat our food. During […]
