Views on racial equity, allyship, and inclusion by Our Human Family
The Blurry Line Between Innocence and Privilege
The reality is that our actions and our intentions don’t matter when the result is the harm inflicted upon another person. ...
You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But You Can’t “Make” It Stop Being Racist
There are two reasons some folks can’t grasp the concepts of white privilege and systemic racism ...
Think of It as Planting Seeds, Not Changing a Racist’s Mind
It’s no one’s duty to “change” a racist’s mind, but we can choose to positively impact their life. ...
The Ongoing Work of Antiracism
When it comes to the work of antiracism, many ask themselves, “How much is enough? What are the quantitative means by which I can track my progress? Is there a finish line as an antiracist?” This article addresses these questions ...
#NotAllWhitePeople Doesn’t Help
As a fellow white person, let me extend congratulations for not using racial epithets ...
If Not Now, White Folks, When?
Black people are being slaughtered. For the dead, tomorrow is too late for your activism. ...
OHF WEEKLY: Vol. 3 No. 8
Guess who got a brand new web presence for their second anniversary! And we're celebrating with articles by William Spivey and Glenn Rocess! Come check it out and get your cake and champagne—WOOT! ...
Talking with White People About Allyship
The first thing to know about being an ally is this: You will get it wrong. More than once. More than twice. When you do ...
My Guardian Angels
A thank you to all the Black men I’ve never known. Fortunately, the age of chivalry isn’t completely dead ...
We Must See People in Color
Only when we white people can get to the place where we value Black lives equally as we do the lives of others can we say that Black lives matter ...
“Fieldnotes on Allyship: Achieving Equality Together”
Our Human Family's new book "Fieldnotes on Allyship: Achieving Equality Together" is an informal and informative guide to becoming an effective ally and covers ...
Making the Past the Past
For white American Christians, racism is an extraordinarily stubborn sin, resistant to being identified, named as wrong, being called out as wrong, and being expunged from the life of the holy believer ...
Doing Right by Black People—and Not Just When It’s Convenient
It’s been a helluva week or two in America (not that most of them aren’t, these days). Just as I was getting my wits together enough to write about Ahmaud Arbery’s murder, we learned about Breonna Taylor getting shot to death ...
The Biology of the Heart
For the average male and female couple, making a baby is usually a fun, easy process. It is almost always problematic for members of the gay community, but no less a life goal ...
My Journey into Blackness
As a white man, my inquiry into Blackness has helped me to connect with Black people on a much deeper level ...