Views on racial equity, allyship, and inclusion by Our Human Family
It’s Not Enough that the Judicial System “Works”
To deny that Black people receive a different brand of justice than white people is engaging in intellectual dishonesty and a feeble attempt at moral naiveté ...
Not Guilty?! If That Had Been a Black . . .
The Rittenhouse verdict and the racism of America’s dual justice system ...
Frederick Douglass: An American in Ireland (Part II)
Frederick Douglass lectured on anti-slavery, temperance, women’s rights, racism, and social justice for all. He also edited and owned newspapers ...
Frederick Douglass: An American in Ireland (Part I)
The most celebrated Black man of his era, Frederick Douglass was also the most photographed American of any race in the 19th century ...
Respect and Love
We need to remember everyone is trying to figure out this life. Everyone has challenges. Everyone struggles. Everyone is simply human ...
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. ...
The Powerful Divide So They Can Conquer
When people of any background sought to improve their circumstances at the expense of the superrich, those elites appealed to racism to stop any threat to their status ...
The Consequences People of Color Are the First to Suffer
When governments fail to condemn racist behaviour, People of Colour are left to face the grotesque and vile results ...
On “The Native Scholar Who Wasn’t“ and Other Mistaken Identities
When people insist upon an ethnic identity, how do we know to believe people versus when to be skeptical ...
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 ...
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. 9
In This Issue: “Humanity on Trial in Minneapolis,” “When White Men Have Bad Days,” and “We're All Racists” ...
We’re All Racists
Before you pop a gasket, let’s unpack it a bit and talk about why it’s so important to acknowledge ...
Justice for George Floyd
American's penchant for heaping generous portions of justice and mercy with a side of "benefit of the doubt" for everyone except Black people is well-documented ...