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“Please stop saying ‘White’….”

It was easy to see I had touched a nerve.

Feb 5

“Please stop saying ‘White’….”

Feb 5

Who I truly am

Looking beneath the skin I’m in

Feb 3

Who I truly am

Feb 3

I confess that in the past I have been the one to "sidestep the pain and shift the conversation."

Jan 26

Jan 26

Truth

“From where I was standing, this is what I saw.”

Jan 25

Truth

Jan 25

The idiocy of White people.

My husband William and I live in his childhood home in a community that was once primarily Black people. The older folks are dying out, and…

Jan 25

Jan 25

Fiddling while Rome burns

OK, OK. So it wasn’t a fiddle that Nero played while the city of Rome went up in flames. It may have been a lyre, or a kithara, but…

Jan 22

Fiddling while Rome burns

Jan 22

Wondering and Wandering

Mystery in the midst of insanity and injustice.

Dec 10, 2024

Wondering and Wandering

Dec 10, 2024

What is Whiteness?

When did you first realize you were White?

Nov 22, 2024

What is Whiteness?

Nov 22, 2024

The story we were told

In southeastern Virginia, history was never far away. At least, history as told by Whiteness.

Nov 14, 2024

The story we were told

Nov 14, 2024

What’s Love got to do with it?

“For a dollar,” the White man said to me, “I’ll testify that he was assaulting you.”

Nov 7, 2024

What’s Love got to do with it?

Nov 7, 2024

Karen Bryant Lucas

Karen Bryant Lucas

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Writer, retired musician. She/her. Examining Whiteness in my upbringing, my family history, & my present life. Visit holydiscomfort.com and kbryantlucas.com.

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