Tag: racism

  • Christmas Story…Expectations…

    Christmas Story…Expectations…

    Expecting… …a particular story…certain holiday gifts…a life outcome…an answer to a question… …the birth of a child, even…

  • “The Talk”…All Our Stories, Black/White/Brown/Red, After Ferguson

    “The Talk”…All Our Stories, Black/White/Brown/Red, After Ferguson

    We NEED to tell OUR stories. And we NEED to hear OTHERS’ stories. I know the teeniest-weeniest bit about “having The Talk” with my sons. I’m not talking about the birds’n’bees – I mean the one that African-American parents have with their children about being very, very careful if interacting…