“So Tell Me, What Type of Racist Are You?”
A Tapestry Poem by Jesse Wilson
Jesse Wilson
Jesse Wilson is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer now IT professional with a late passion for and love of writing. His work has appeared in the "Fieldnotes on Allyship" anthology.
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Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Social Justice
Is AI humanity’s Prometheus moment?
Bald-Faced Racism in Tennessee
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 14: Editor’s Letter, “Feeling My Way through White Spaces,” “Use Your Words,” and a quote by Maya Angelou
Feeling My Way through White Spaces
As a Black Britain growing up in the 1980s, I can confidently say microaggressions were and still are accepted today as a way of life.
The Actual Lives of Black Victims
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 30: Sherry Kappel on the people behind the headlines and hashtags; Jesse Wilson on the elusiveness of racial equality; and William Spivey on the difficulty in acknowledging systemic racism.
Until the Lion Tells the Story
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 19: Clay Rivers on how power determines America’s narrative, who tells it, and more; Erik Deckers on the irritating and derailing nature of “#NotAllWhitePeople”; and Jesse Wilson on the indignities People of Color suffer due to their skin color
The Simplicity of Equality
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 12: All who journey to equality follow the same principle: the humanity they see in themselves is identical to that in someone else
Black History Month: Giving Black Achievements Their Due
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 9: Sherry Kappel on the intersection of Black History, Black excellence in sports, and racism; Jesse Wilson on why we celebrate Hip Hop
Black History: Learn It and Never Forget
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 8: William Spivey on the relevance of Black achievements, turning points in history, and atrocities committed against Black people.
Black History’s Call to Pay Allyship Forward
OHF WEEKLY, VOL 4 NO 7: “True Friendship Can Transcend Race,” Dan Hislop on Howard Thurman (mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr.) and the source of his peace in the face of hatred
The Jesse Wilson Issue
The Jesse Wilson Issue: On the gift of Blackness, reconciling the past, and the satisfaction in striving to be the best version of himself while ... inspiring others to do the same
The Jesse Wilson Interview
Mechanical engineer and Masters athlete, Jesse Wilson, one of OHF Weekly’s first international writers, opens up about the gift of Blackness, reconciling the past, and the satisfaction he finds in striving to be the best version of himself while inspiring others to do the same.