Tag: Whitewashed

Often, when we speak about whitewashed history, we're referring to something that happened long ago. Some people exploit gaps in the public's understanding of historical events. It's in this gray area that white lies can become cemented, making it difficult to separate fact from fiction....

It seems silly, but it’s true. I forget that I’m not white — at least, not fully white. I was raised by a white mother. For most of my life, I was surrounded by white family and white friends and white neighbors. After being whitewashed for so long, I often forget that I have other...

In the land where freedom’s said to ring, Where songs of liberty many often sing, I’ve heard a tale, both strange and queer, That’s left me agog, with a twitching ear. White folks I know, so blue their hue, Are thinking of giving ol’ Joe the shoe. Read More

I am African, multi-ethnic, mixed-race (MGM), a colonial creation and a descendant of enslaved Africans both sold outside and inside of the continent. Nothing in the lineage of my family is ordinary. I am neither one thing or the other, and I am all and its opposite. I originally descend from poo...