In discussions about race and racism, the automatic and strict protection of white feelings is a major hurdle, standing in the way of open and frank expression and, ultimately, progress.

The results of last night’s gubernatorial elections in Georgia and Florida are obvious evidence that racism is alive and well.

I don’t know his race. I don’t know his religion. But I know he’s not Middle Eastern. I know he’s not brown. I know he’s not Muslim. . . . I know this because of the way the media has presented him to us.

Our institutions are, at bottom, governed and operated by individuals, all of whom possess personal conscious and subconscious racial biases…

Lisa and her husband have been dear friends of my family for years, dating back to our previous lives in Jackson, Mississippi.

Before I explore where this blog can go, it’s important for me to acknowledge the lessons my history has taught me and explain why I believe what I believe.