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Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

Some Things I Am Learning As I Navigate The Path From Non-Racist to Anti-Racist

I’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, 2017

Some Things I Am Learning As I Navigate The Path From Non-Racist to Anti-Racist

Aug 20, 2017

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

I 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, 2017

I Am Not Focusing My Energy On Being Anti-Trump, But I AM Pro Equal Rights For All.

Jan 20, 2017

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

Bigotry Requires That We Choose A Side

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.”

Dec 14, 2016

Bigotry Requires That We Choose A Side

Dec 14, 2016

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

Civil Rights: A Poem (of sorts)

Civil rights: A movement, a fight. It is not a history lesson. It is still progressing.

Dec 8, 2016

Civil Rights: A Poem (of sorts)

Dec 8, 2016

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

Don’t Let Ignorance Dictate Your Response To Or Rejection Of #BlackLivesMatter

Take it from this white guy, who had my own preconceptions & ignorance-based reactions

Dec 7, 2016

Don’t Let Ignorance Dictate Your Response To Or Rejection Of #BlackLivesMatter

Dec 7, 2016

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

When 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, 2016

When The Light Bulb Switches On And Illuminates My Privilege (And My Resulting Thoughts)

Dec 7, 2016

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

So 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, 2016

So I Was Born With White Privilege. Now What?

Dec 7, 2016

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

A 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, 2016

A Previous Generation’s View of Racism (And My Own Thoughts)

Dec 7, 2016

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

Insights Into White Privilege From My Son-In-Law

My 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, 2016

Insights Into White Privilege From My Son-In-Law

Dec 6, 2016

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

Straight 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, 2016

Straight White Male Seeks Understanding of “White Privilege”

Dec 6, 2016

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

Brian bkmacdaddy McDaniel

Web & graphic designer specializing in creatively custom Wordpress websites. Husband, father, grandfather. Lifelong student. Dreaming of a better world.

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