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N****r lover.

“N****r lover.”

Sep 9, 2022

Small toddler with curly hair standing against a white wall looking down

Sep 9, 2022

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“You Do So Well With Her Hair.”

The person followed with, “I would have no clue what to do with it.”

2d ago

Yellow background with the text “what if this is all real.”

2d ago

Jessica Kiragu

Sorry I Missed The Party…

The police were parked outside my front door. In fact, police cars lined the entire street. Blue lights lit up my block.

Aug 23

Sorry I Missed The Party…

Aug 23

Jessica Kiragu

Could It Be That We’re Coming To The End?

The pressure is building. It’s like watching a boiling pot with water rising, waiting for it to spill over and go in separate directions…

Aug 14

Empty toilet paper roll standing alone with white background. Roll has the words “the end” written in black.

Aug 14

Jessica Kiragu

“Why Do You Take Race So Personally?”

Today, it feels odd to hear this question from another white person — and I say white because I’ve only been asked this by white people…

Aug 9

A white cloth hanging from a balcony with a face painted on it and the question “why?”

Aug 9

Jessica Kiragu

She’s A 10 But…

… don’t be fooled by her looks. She’s a 10-year-old child who doesn’t look her age. More often than not, she doesn’t act like it either.

Aug 7

Wooden handcraft house number sign with a green background and red number 10 and red arrow pointing to the left. It’s hung on a wooden picket fence.

Aug 7

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“You Don’t Even Say Hello, How Are You?”

Aug 5

Person in foreground with only one raised arm visible, in the background the shadow of the person’s raised arm and torso are seen on a teal wall.

Aug 5

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AfroSapiophile

Adventures In Being A Doctor While Black.

Or, Is There A Doctor On The Plane? Take Two…

Jul 4

Black Doctor Holding Cell Phone. He has on a plaid shirt under a white coat and has a stethoscope around his neck. His face is out of the frame.

Jul 4

Jessica Kiragu

I Love The Idea Of You… I Don’t Love You.

Lately, the question, “what happens when you outgrow people?” just won’t leave me alone. It’s one question among others that have been…

Jun 21

Two hands forming a heart with a sun setting in the background.

Jun 21

Jessica Kiragu

Loving Day, Every Day.

I’m a white woman married to a black man. When we wed, I was naive about the everyday impact of injustice and inequity on our lives. I…

Jun 12

Image of a child’s drawing of a white person and black person holding hands with hearts and stars in the space around them.

Jun 12

Jessica Kiragu

Jessica Kiragu

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Former therapist turned coach, consultant and writer. I mostly write about whiteness and how white people, like me, are connected to racism. hellowhiteness.com

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