As more and more people join the liberation movement to end racism, if you have been here a while, join us in finding ways to answer the questions that come directly from the heart. Before I begin, I want to acknowledge the Cowlitz, Columbia, Grand Ronde, and Siletz people as the stewards of the area

Before I begin, I want to acknowledge the Cowlitz, Columbia, Grand Ronde, and Siletz people as the stewards of the area where I live and thank them for their leadership. I also want to acknowledge the people who have cultivated me. I would not be here without my family – by birth and by love

Experience tells us that culture is essential for humans. Being a part of something greater than ourselves meets deep, human, life-affirming needs we all have. Yet most of our white antiracist spaces fall woefully short in terms of culture, and many of us feel that even when we don’t know how to talk about it.

White people on the journey to end racism struggle to talk about leadership, myself included. And for good reason. All we have to do is look at the landscape of who most often is amplified as a leader to see racist patterns at work. In my experience, white people are over-resourced and under-developed, which means

Many people and organizations are considering joining or starting a white affinity group. Yet, there are many questions about what those spaces are and are not. The risk is that if we don’t get some clarity, white affinity spaces could become the next thing that white people do because it’s what we think we should.