Should we cancel history?

Should we cancel history?

If Christopher Columbus, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were alive today, they would be in prison for participating in human trafficking. And rightly so. The debate over the presence of statues of racist historical figures started in earnest a few years ago. At that time, the movement was focused on Confederate monuments commemorating those who fought to perpetuate the practice […]

Are we white Americans listening?

Are we white Americans listening?

For the last week, social media has consisted almost entirely of the fallout from the horrific murder of George Floyd. When the need to talk about racial relations in America becomes glaringly evident, I’m never really sure what to say. Not because I don’t abhor racism and white supremacy in all its forms, but because it seems to me so […]