by Drick Boyd | Apr 28, 2021 | Featured
(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...
by Drick Boyd | May 29, 2020 | Featured
Three Dates, Three Incidents, Three Deaths On February 23 of this year at about 1 pm, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old African-American man was jogging through a neighborhood in Brunswick, GA. Two white man, seeing him run by, chased,shot, and killed him. The two white...
by Drick Boyd | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is the eighth in a series of postings where I share some thoughts on how to talk with the whites in our families, workplaces, organizations and social networks about the difficult topic of race. I don’t claim to be an “expert” on the topic, but rather am one...
by Drick Boyd | Aug 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
In my last blog I wrote about the need for white people like myself to recognize our responsibility to talk with other white people about race, especially in light of current events and the increasing polarization in our nation around issues of race and ethnicity. I...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Over a week has passed since the announcement was made that Ferguson police officer Darrin Wilson would not be indicted for the killing of Michael Brown. Over the last week there have been demonstrations in Ferguson and cities around the country...
