There is more to be seen of you and me than what has been thought visible and thereby obvious. There is more to who we are. In fact, we are quite literally scratching and picking on the surface of our humanity when we only look at the social coloring of skin. We can’t move past […]
A couple of days ago, I posted a documentary on whiteness created by MTV. However brief, it demonstrated whiteness as a socially constructed reality as there is no white country or place of origin for white people. Even the designation of a Caucasian is a misnomer and so is Caucasoid thought it sounds more scientific. […]
A documentary produced by MTV focuses on what it means to be “young and white in America.” The social construct of race has been apart of the nature, national dialogue and the news circuit for as long as the United States has been in existence. The definition of whiteness has gone through numerous revisions and […]
I am still dumbfounded and disgusted by the recent on- air shooting of Miss Alison Parker and Mr. Adam Ward. I have no words that would fully describe or give voice to my grief and the inability to remove myself from such horror since the killer turned the cameras against us as it were. Like […]
Last week, we moved into a new apartment. It is open concept with nice upgrades but the heat of August and the energy drain of moving could have taken away the shine of the new appliances. In hindsight, perhaps, it was heat exhaustion. I probably should have drank more water and rested a bit. But, […]