On the appearance of breaking into houses that one lives in

Interesting discussions going on all over the internets spinning off of the whole Gatesgate thing. I won’t say anything here that hasn’t been said by now (which is not to say there is nothing new to say, maybe, but – I got nothing new).
But I think of this. I am the mother of [...]

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Whitewashed

For much of my childhood, I remember my mother writing. She had scads of notebooks around, filled with her handwriting that I still could identify anywhere. She had a fascinating electric typewriter (yes, I said typewriter – remember those?) that I learned the qwerty keyboard on and played with at any available opportunity. [...]

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Best thing I’ve read today

From here – go read the whole post.
I care about what racism is doing to little girls with Afro puffs sitting at the mirror and wishing for straight hair. I care about little boys that can’t quite imagine their dreams coming true because of the color of their skin. In these discussions about race and [...]

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The longer I live in post-racial America

…..the more it seems like the 50s. To wit:

Creative Steps Day Camp paid The Valley Swim Club more than $1900 for one day of swimming a week, but after the first day, the money was quickly refunded and the campers were told not to return.
At first there was no explanation, [...]

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