11 hours agoMember-onlyKilling the Black Body — ImportantDorothy Roberts’ KILLING THE BLACK BODY: Race Reproduction and the Meaning of Liberty is a deep, challenging, excellent book, particularly for white men (and secondarily for white women). …Racism3 min readRacism3 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyBEING WHITE TODAY — A Tremendous Book!BEING WHITE TODAY — A Tremendous Book! Shelly Tochluk and Christine Saxman in BEING WHITE TODAY: A Roadmap for a Positive Antiracist Life have written an excellent “basics” book for a wide variety of white people who care about racism, as well as for others who aren’t “there” yet! (As…Racism5 min readRacism5 min read
May 13Member-onlyMOVING TOWARDS POSITIVE, HEALTHY, WHITE MASCULINITY (I)Moving Towards Positive, Healthy, White Masculinity is a major part of my journey. It is lifelong, with multiple significant parts. Healing from my childhood and ancestral trauma is significant. Parts of my trauma can easily derail me. Late one night I was driven to the emergency room in intense pain…Masculinity2 min readMasculinity2 min read
Apr 15Member-onlyMARSE: How Racism is Alive in (Many of) Our White Bodies — TODAY!MARSE: A Psychological Portrait Of The Southern Slavemaster And His Legacy Of White Supremacy — By: H.D. Kirkpatrick (Prometheus Books, 2022) This is an amazing book! It brings in a whole new layer (or way of explaining it) into understanding racism — especially for white people — and even more…Racism4 min readRacism4 min read
Apr 2Member-onlyRepression Isn’t “The Answer”In 1822 the Denmark Vesey slave insurrection was planned in Charleston but was thwarted. Nearly three dozen people were executed. Erskine informed us that “thirty-five Blacks were hanged and more than forty sent to the Caribbean or to Africa.” (40) Historian Lacy K. Ford added that the Vesey insurrection revitalized…Repression2 min readRepression2 min read
Mar 29Member-onlyXXVI-Much Better — Embracing My DiscomfortWhen should I embrace feeling uncomfortable or otherwise out-of-sorts? I’m afraid. I’m feeling exhausted. I’m feeling pressured by others. I’m feeling angry. I feel like I don’t belong here. I feel too old (or too young). As a man, it feels uncomfortable being among so many others who aren’t men. …Living With Discomfort7 min readLiving With Discomfort7 min read
Mar 19Member-onlyXXV- Much Better — CayToday had Meaning I can’t exactly Explain Was it a swizzle stick Or A Sparkler Shining in the (my) Darkness Twasn’t one thing — Exactly Twas — Feelings Generated — from a Spirit Expanding Being - Differences Celebrated Commonalities — Noted The Depths of the Mood The Depths of Much…Seeking Meaning1 min readSeeking Meaning1 min read
Mar 14Member-onlyStranger in My Own Land — Fida Jiryis — READ ME!Stranger in My Own Land: Palestine, Israel and One Family’s Story of Home is an incredibly moving, powerful story that will move all besides die-hard supporters of Israel, who won’t listen to any message incongruent with their perspective. Fida Jiryis tells her story in a deeply personal way that brings…Palestine5 min readPalestine5 min read
Mar 8Member-onlyXXIV — Much Better — Is the Glass Half Full — FeelingsI’m doing my best to Slow Down — in My Body — in My Mind — in basically all of me that matters. When I’m “racing” inside — my body tenses up and I have physical pain. …Feelings4 min readFeelings4 min read
Feb 23Member-onlyThe Assassination of Fred Hampton — Jeffrey Haas’s Great BookJeffrey Haas’s: The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How The FBI and The Chicago Police MURDERED A BLACK PANTHER (Updated Edition) — is most appropriate today in 2023! …Fred Hampton2 min readFred Hampton2 min read