Tag: conversations on race

Race is something to talk about

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I’m not one to shy away from a conversation on race and today, Prada had an unplanned one after a passerby noticed a bag in the window of a shop in Soho.  There appeared to be a blackface accessory attached to the bag.  Cue the removal of the bag, a statement from Prada and another […]

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Share Your Story

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Maya Angelou said rightly, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.”  And stories are about race are both difficult to carry and to tell.  So, I am excited at the opportunity that the New York Times has presented to its readers.  It is apart of their Op- Docs series […]

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Say Something New

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The news reporting is the same.  Same angles, views and I suspect that is the same pencil used to sketch and draw the same conclusions.  The words used to describe race relations remains unchanged: allies and hate mongers, race cards and race baiting, tolerance, forgiveness and reconciliation.  We reach conclusions that are the same as before. […]

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Race Together

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Race Together is a new initiative and partnership between Starbucks and USA Today. They are hoping to get their customers talking about race.  Race Together hopes to tackle racism through conversation and there is much to talk about with the recent death of an African American Mississippi man, Otis James Byrd, the alleged assault of a […]

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