by Kamau Kenyatta | Jan 25, 2022 | Racism
“You know it was an illusion. And you know why you know that my friend?” he asked, more as a statement rather than a question. “You know it because you remember it.” “I remember it?” I asked, with half my mind in the room listening to what he was saying, while the...
by Kamau Kenyatta | Jan 18, 2022 | Racism
“Well,” he said, still in a confident mood, “it’s very simple. Racism is nothing more than the belief held by white people that they are superior to people who are not white.” “Come again,” I said, not believing what I thought I heard him say. “It’s not that...
by Kamau Kenyatta | Jan 11, 2022 | Racism
“You can’t handle the truth!” — Words uttered by actor Jack NicolsonFrom the movie A Few Good Men (1992) — Racism is a sensitive subject. The above words, “You can’t handle the truth,” could apply to several areas of life. However, none is more...