Countering “The Big Lie”

Countering “The Big Lie”

When apparent stability disintegrates, as it must — God is Change — People tend to give in to fear and depression, To need and greed. When no influence is strong enough to unify people they divide. They struggle, One against one, Group against group, For survival,...
What’s All the Fuss About Critical Race Theory?

What’s All the Fuss About Critical Race Theory?

On May 5, 2021, Rev. David Brown, a diversity advisor at Temple University held a public conversation about the themes of my book Disrupting Whiteness. The event was sponsored by the Inside-Out Prison- Exchange program, which brings together traditional undergraduate...
How Racism Hurts White People

How Racism Hurts White People

(Adapted from my book Disrupting Whiteness: Talking to White  People About Racism0 The Hidden Wound In the wake of the Derek Chauvin trial there has been a great deal of speculation and prognostication that Chauvin’s guilty verdict might signal a shift in the public’s...
What is Your Race Story?

What is Your Race Story?

This week I share an excerpt from my forthcoming book, Disrupting Whiteness: Talking with White People About Racism. In this segment I am contending that before white people can talk with others about racism, they need to be able to identify and articulate the...