My mom died of lung cancer. She never smoked a cigarette a day in her life. My dad was the smoker. My dad had a
Category: Diversity
The Black Panthers, Thanksgiving and the Second Amendment
A police officer shot John Crawford dead in a Wal-Mart. Mr. Crwaford was shopping in the toy aisle and holding a toy BB gun. Mr.
Facial Recognition: Congress, the Judicial System and Demographics
The tech headlines in June were all about the inaccuracy of facial recognition software, if you’re not a white male.¹ For white males, facial recognition
The Thinker: Don’t Ask Me to Smile…Yet
I’ve been asked a few times, “why do black women look so mean all of the time.” It’s a good question, but I can’t think of
The Diversity Issue
There are people living in tents, sleeping on the sidewalks, huddling in doorways. Why? They don’t have homes. Must be a shortage of homes. Crazy,
The Black Issue
Nia Wilson died when her throat was slashed in an unprovoked attack on a BART train a few weeks ago; the day I turned 60.
Balancing on Unstable Surfaces 