But I do condemn them for diminishing everything I have personally accomplished, all the hard work I have done in my life, and for ascribing all the fruit I reap not to the seeds I sow but to some ...

I am a Midwestern-born American who is white and was raised Christian. Sixteen years ago I converted to Islam. For many of those years, I have worn a headscarf. It is not always easy. I have had rude ...

In order to graduate from high school with honors, I needed to write a thesis, and for my topic I chose affirmative action. I referred to the practice as “a broken device” and called it unfair toward ...

I recently took my first out-of-state vacation in two years – hurrah! – requiring four flights. I had had both COVID-19 shots and the booster (not to mention the virus itself), but I knew I needed to ...

Given America's collapse into a maelstrom of endless charges of racism, perhaps an anecdotal defense against such is called for. Let me offer a thumbnail autobiographical sketch. It's an unremarkable, ...

Nine people, three Black and six white, gathered last month in a comfortable room around tables set up in a square, so we could see each other’s faces. Anxiety, like a hive of buzzing bees, swirled ...

I was preparing the Keynote address I would be delivering for the Canadian Art Therapy Association/Ontario Art Therapy Association Joint Conference on October 14th. The conference theme was Art ...

Among the demands made by a group of Mizzou students seeking the resignation of the president of the University of Missouri was that he “acknowledge his white male privilege.” Turns out I’m a white ...