History of Whiteness
White supremacy culture has disconnected us from ourselves, our lineage and from history. We have been used as a tool to maintain power. We were rewarded with resources as long as we uphold the power structure and we live under the constant threat that if we disrupt the status quo, we will lose access to those resource […]
Accountability
Paternalism and white saviorism fuel the non profit industrial complex. Most organizations are set up to go into poor Black and brown communities with no training or analysis on what causes the systemic issues they are supposedly trying to solve. ⠀⠀• • • ⠀⠀Have you ever tried to solve a problem without asking the person […]
(American) Dreams & Fitting In
Who were you before this world got its hands on your heart? What put a sparkle in your eye and a skip in your step? When did those dreams leave? Why did they go?⠀⠀ ⠀There is so much pressure to fit in and follow along with the status quo. If you don’t, the consequences are […]
Objectivity
• ⠀ Evidenced-based research, the scientific method, surveys, numbers, & data are a way of gathering information & creating an explanation for why things are the way they are. It is ONE way not THE way. White Culture has us believing that if you can’t measure it, it doesn’t count. I see the value in […]
Either/Or Thinking
• • • Either Or. Polarities. Good guys. Bad guys. Where did the idea come from that there are only two options – the right 1 & the wrong 1? ⠀ • • • ⠀ The message to collapse these binds has been coming through for me strongly over the last 6 months. I was […]
Competition and White Culture
Sometimes I feel out of place in the world. I live life with a giant open heart (thanks #cancermoon). I always assume people are coming from the same place and most often they are not. This has wounded me deeply over my lifetime. I have felt so abused and left out when all I have […]
Perfectionism and Talking About Race
Do you want to talk about racism but are afraid of saying something wrong or offending someone? Are you ashamed of what you don’t know about race? Have you wanted to talk about race and racism but stopped yourself because you were afraid of being judged? Is your fear of making a mistake preventing any discussions […]
