Inside from the Inside

Being a beer lover I was pleased to hear of “The Beer Summit” being the theater where we can sing Kumbaya or not.  This divisive topic about the arrest of professor Gates can be a valuable lesson if we grab it.  What are the lessons we can learn?  This is my list. 1. Racism is still a [...]

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A collection of opinions from around the web on the arrest of Henry Louis Gates. Ta-Nahesi Coates sees both class and race at play: …for black people, this is the kind of issue that tends to cut across lines of class and politics. I would say that this is the sort of thing that angers [...]

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Gustavo Arellano is not your typical Mexican on the street.  You might not recognize his name or face but you may have read his nationally syndicated column, “Ask a Mexican.”  Mr. Arellano is out to educate whites about Hispanics, break the myths and stereotypes associated with Mexican people, and make some bucks doing it. His column [...]

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This fourth of July flags will wave across the land, families will enjoy outdoor picnics, and an African American President will celebrate the birth of our country in the White House.     It’s a day to reflect on the freedoms we enjoy.  As a people,  African Americans have come a long way from their initial [...]

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The other day I was surfing through some websites reviewing some sites for client work and I came upon the YWCA website for Greenwich, CT.

Now, if you’ve ever been to Greenwich, CT, you’d know that it’s not the most racially or ethnically diverse place in the world. ‘Nuff said?
So, I was shocked amazed interested to see this verbiage at the top, left-hand side of the web page:

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I came across the sad story of Officer Omar J. Edwards the other day.

It could be on Anystreet U.S.A. A guy comes outside to find someone going through the belongings in his car. Naturally, he gives chase and the thief (as they always do) escapes his grasp.

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As a first-time visitor to this blog, you may be wondering about my credibility in the token role of Average White Guy.  Fear not: Bill Cosby and Colin Powell are my favorite black people. I think immigrants should learn our language, just like my grandfather did. I’m not clear why it’s okay for 50 Cent [...]

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I’m “phoning it in” today – ok, not literally, but I’m using audio for my post…and today I’m sharing a LITTLE bit about what it’s like to be Black. Thoughts. Feelings. Questions.

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It is always of interest to me to see how social media is used to justify racism.

It is also always of interest to me that, for the most part, white people can look HOWEVER much of a hot mess they want and STILL have the audacity to justify using racist terms.

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Okay, I agree. The title of this post is a terrible pun. But what can you do but laugh at the ignorance exhibited by Texas Republican official Betty Brown? The problem isn’t her confusion over the transliteration of Chinese names. The problem is that she refers to Chinese Americans as “your citizens” when speaking to [...]

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