Brian bkmacdaddy McDanielSome Things I Am Learning As I Navigate The Path From Non-Racist to Anti-RacistI’m 51 years old and have spent the past year or so realizing that this pride I have had in being “color blind” was so deeply flawed.Aug 20, 2017Aug 20, 2017
Brian bkmacdaddy McDanielI Am Not Focusing My Energy On Being Anti-Trump, But I AM Pro Equal Rights For All.This is not about politics. This is about basic human rights and equality.Jan 20, 2017Jan 20, 2017
Brian bkmacdaddy McDanielBigotry Requires That We Choose A Side“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.”Dec 14, 2016Dec 14, 2016
Brian bkmacdaddy McDanielCivil Rights: A Poem (of sorts)Civil rights: A movement, a fight. It is not a history lesson. It is still progressing.Dec 8, 2016Dec 8, 2016
Brian bkmacdaddy McDanielDon’t Let Ignorance Dictate Your Response To Or Rejection Of #BlackLivesMatterTake it from this white guy, who had my own preconceptions & ignorance-based reactionsDec 7, 2016Dec 7, 2016
Brian bkmacdaddy McDanielWhen The Light Bulb Switches On And Illuminates My Privilege (And My Resulting Thoughts)It hasn’t even been two weeks and I’m exhausted. Spent. Weary. Frustrated. Angry. Sometimes hopeless and lost. Sometimes utterly confused…Dec 7, 2016Dec 7, 2016
Brian bkmacdaddy McDanielSo I Was Born With White Privilege. Now What?The first — and most difficult — step when confronting a problem is to admit that we have one. It is the most difficult because admitting…Dec 7, 20161Dec 7, 20161
Brian bkmacdaddy McDanielA Previous Generation’s View of Racism (And My Own Thoughts)I found myself in a conversation with an elderly white woman today. (I note her skin color because it is relevant to the story.) She was…Dec 7, 20161Dec 7, 20161
Brian bkmacdaddy McDanielInsights Into White Privilege From My Son-In-LawMy son-in-law and I have not had many conversations about race issues, but for two very different reasons. My reason is that I chose to…Dec 6, 2016Dec 6, 2016
Brian bkmacdaddy McDanielStraight White Male Seeks Understanding of “White Privilege”An open letter to those of you who were not born into the privilege that I, as a straight white male, was:Dec 6, 2016Dec 6, 2016