Monthly Archives: June 2020

How an Episode from Everybody Hates Chris Reminded Me of My Boarding School Experience

One of my favorite episodes from the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris goes something like this:  Chris and his mother are watching a holiday news broadcast.  Suddenly the boy’s teacher from his new, white school enters the screen. As the teacherRead the Rest »

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Dear White People, Sigh

I have always thought of the “Dear White People” editorials as gags, devices used by people of color to highlight the many misunderstandings that non-people of color have about us. Until I got an email from a white former classmateRead the Rest »

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