The Uncomfortable Truth

Being black in America is exhausting and even deadly. Racial Battle Fatigue (RBF) is real and impacts the health and well-being of millions. What is RBF and how can white Americans help mitigate it?

His work helped close four of the most infamous cold cases of the Civil Right Movement. Jerry Mitchell is one of the most celebrated investigative reporters today and his new book, "race against time" isn't just an incredible insight into these cases and families but how we can all take a stand to do what is right. 

Don't be confused. There's a difference between protesting, rioting and looting and one doesn't always lead to other. In fact, sometimes rioting and looting are used as a tool to make peaceful protestors look bad. It happened during the Civil Rights Movement and it still happens today.

Why is it seemingly illegal to be black in America? In just one week, the slow, torturous, suffocation of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minnesota and a white woman's entitled weaponizing of a black man's skin against him in Central Park brings our nation's racism into sharp focus. The former felt empowered to kill, the latter used that threat so she could break the law. Is racism inscribed in the DNA of White America?

The n-word is loaded with a history of hate and death. Today, the word's meaning has transformed but the echoes of its past remain. Who's word is it and should anyone be saying it?

You're white and you go on a march. Should you post about it on social media or should you remain in the shadows? What is social media's place when it comes to activism? How should it be used and who should be using it? 

Whites too often see themselves as the real victims of racism and they might have point but it’s not the one they thought they were making. Are whites also a victim of racism… the institution of racism?

A young black man is chased down by two white men in a pickup truck. They draw their guns and kill him in broad daylight. The death of Ahmaud Arbery has echoes of Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin. Do Black Lives Matter in America? What does it say when the two killers aren't arrested; their innocence and right to kill is presumed. Freedom Rider and Civil Rights activist,  Luvaghn Brown, explores this tragedy with award-winning filmmaker Loki Mulholland. #justiceforahmaud #exerciseforahmaud #IRunwithMaud #AhmaudArbery

When we say the words, “the talk”, it probably conjures up the awkward conversation one has with their children about the birds and the bees. However, there’s another talk that takes place in African American households that many white Americans should probably be having too... and for the same reason.