Curious/confused about Black culture, this is a great place to start!
Think about a time when you’ve gone to an interview. Before you go you might find yourself trying to put your best foot forward. You dress nicer, you may change up your word choice, and maybe even the way you enter a room. You try to put on an air of casual charm, use industry …
An early morning after yet another sleepless night, I went to local coffee shop to grab a pick me up before a full day of work. I anxiously ordered mocha ( my thoughtless choice) and carefully walked towards the back of the coffee shop. SCRRRREEEEEEEECH a shrill voice cuts the air. No. I thought. Please …
After living in Denver for several years occasionally I would get asked a question that just makes me start laughing hysterically until I look at the person’s face in realize that they are serious. “why don’t Black people go camping?” Even now that I can’t fathom how white people don’t know this about Black Americans, …
As I sit before my computer and yet another online discussion, I’ve noticed yet again that there is a miscommunication about something that feels so obvious and basic to me that I simply kept hoping that eventually people would catch on. You haven’t. I’m too tired to explain this repeatedly throughout my life and instead …
I feel like I’m constantly promoting this book but I can’t suggest it enough. Are you a non- Black person hoping to understand Black folks more? Do you want to make a Black friend without embarrassing yourself? are you doing dances from Black culture and don’t know no Black people? You wanna know why Black …
Ask a Black person: What does a white ally do, when they run into Black conservatism, and prejudice? (disclaimer this is all the opinion of Grey and does not talk about outright bigotry/hate ) Secretly, I’ve always chuckled to myself wondering what must happen when this happens in real life. The thing that most allies …
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