Richard HackmanDear Social Media Social Justice Warriors…True advocacy requires a multitude of diverse and unique voices and individual truths. The war on racism requires blacks, whites, and every…Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
Richard HackmanNo One Is Coming To Save Us. No One But Us.I still remember when Barack Obama was elected and inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States of America. For many my age, and…Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
Richard HackmanDo Black Lives Matter?This piece was originally written for Voice.com as part of the Voice Creator Incubator Program (Feb 21, 2021)Mar 29, 20221Mar 29, 20221
Richard HackmanDear Corporate America…Please stop. Stop the advertising, stop the strategic marketing messages, stop the risk assessment, stop playing on the emotions of people…Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2020
Richard HackmanDear Non-Black People…It takes pain, it takes hurt, it takes struggle, and it takes love to make a difference, especially now, especially when it matters. It…Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
Richard HackmanThe Constant GardnerDedicated to my friends trying to make sense of the relationships in their lives.Mar 9, 2020Mar 9, 2020
Richard HackmanLetting goIt’s ironic really, but I think the key to truly being your whole self, deeply self-aware, immovable, and unafraid, resistant to the…Mar 21, 2019Mar 21, 2019
Richard HackmanI want to be wanted, not want to be needed.Before I begin, I must apologize to any women in my life who might take offense to this, who might feel my words are too generalized, a…Sep 17, 2018Sep 17, 2018
Richard HackmanOpen letter: To my friends trying to make ends meet, and the irreverence of ambition.No matter where you are, and how far you’ve come, simply remember, you did not get here alone. Whether for better, or for worse, a large…Mar 9, 2017Mar 9, 2017
Richard HackmanBlack before anything elseBeing born African has done wonders for my self-esteem. I grew up in a place where Black is the majority, and I wasn’t exposed to western…Jul 7, 2016Jul 7, 2016