Author's Note: Most of this essay first appeared online on December 8, 2021 in the Shepherd Express, an independent Milwaukee paper. When I listened Continue Reading
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The Prejudice is Buried So Deep in My Psyche That I Will Never Uproot it All–That’s Just a Fact
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on September 9, 2020, as "No Names, Just Addresses." It is republished here with Continue Reading
Hate Nazis, Not Free Speech
I have a confession to make: I despise Nazis. I’m not talking about Nazi as defined by Antifa. I’m talking the actual National Socialists, the Continue Reading
We Are The Useful Idiots: How Our Nation Divided is Playing Straight Into The Hands of Our Greatest Enemies
by Dr. Alice Atalanta, Ph.D. This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 2, 2020. Unfortunately, the topics discussed remain just as relevant Continue Reading
All Lives Matter is a Copout
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 3, 2020. I am not a racist. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the '80s and '90s. White Continue Reading
They’re Not Racist, You’re Just an Asshole
by Gary Stevens Before sitting down to author this piece, I had a mind to err on the side of caution in keeping my thoughts comfortably placed within Continue Reading
Remove the Emotion, Start a Conversation
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 4, 2014. Let’s play a game. When you read a media story about anything, and I do mean Continue Reading
“Dear White People…”: Another New Low
"Dear White People...": Another New Low by Leonard Benton I read just about the most asinine thing possible from an older article and I have Continue Reading
The Fight Against Racism Starts Within Our Families
The Fight Against Racism Starts Within Our Families by Beth K. Vogt My son Josh and daughter-in-love Meagan stopped by our house on Continue Reading
Was Nelson Mandela Wrong?
Was Nelson Mandela Wrong? by Scoti Domeij Homicide. No mother wants to read that on her firstborn’s death certificate. And there it was on my Continue Reading
Will Racism Ever Die?
Will Racism Ever Die? by Ayman Kafel I was born in Monrovia, Liberia, in the western part of Africa. I lived there until I was about 7 years old. Continue Reading
Independence Day 2019: Freeing Ourselves from Identity Filters
Independence Day 2019: Freeing Ourselves from Identity Filters by Ernest Lee Ronin Today, we celebrate our nation’s Independence Day. Today we Continue Reading