Tag: Race

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A Message to the White Man (and Woman) in America

I think it’s time we had a talk. You may not want to listen, you may not want to care, but I can assure you, we’ll both be better off if you did.  For so long, and especially now, we’ve spent more time talking at each other than to each other. While life for all of us here in America is… Read more →

Racism in a ‘Post-Racial’ Society: How Everyone’s Losing To the Elephant in the Room

by Shimbo A joke I often told on the early episodes of the Never Daunted Radio Network came from a night of generally unfunny amateur comedy at the D.C. Improv. During one set, a kid who split his time writing for the Washington Post made a joke about living in what, at the time, was considered by some to be… Read more →

The Inconvenient Patriot: It’s Time To Look at Ferguson Protesters Differently

by Shimbo Patriot [pey-tree-uh t, -ot or, esp. British, pa-tree-uh t] noun 1. a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion. 2. a person who regards himself or herself as a defender, especially of individual rights, against presumed interference by government. For too long now, the word “patriot” was synonymous with the image of… Read more →