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Tue, 08 May 2012 13:10:19 +0000

[...] after a barbeque. Or spending the day at the beach with my family. Not creating a petition, asking total strangers to sign it, asking pointed questions of a corporation on Twitter, or otherwise trying to fix things I believe shouldn’t be broken in the first place. Call me [...]

Comment on The Buffett Rule: Why are we even having this conversation? by Cyn

Cyn — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:23:32 +0000

Sheer brilliance, Jules. I’m always amazed at how lightning fast you take in information and digest it thoroughly so it’s easy to follow. Thanks for following the Buffett — er, Reagan Rule.

Comment on When a White Boy Wears a Hoodie by sandra suzette hamlin-rivers

sandra suzette hamlin-rivers — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:32:18 +0000

I applaud your insight. You are truly remarkable. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Comment on When a White Boy Wears a Hoodie by C. Ray

C. Ray — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:16:20 +0000

Thank you so much for speaking up! It’s going to take voices from every hue to admit and defeat racism.

Comment on When a White Boy Wears a Hoodie by Lesia

Lesia — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:50:33 +0000

So much tears….THANK YOU!

Comment on When a White Boy Wears a Hoodie by Bobo

Bobo — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:40:29 +0000

Perfect. I have chills. This dialogue needs to happen. I have to really work on being patient with people who just aren’t ready to take a hard look at what’s going on. Calling Obama racist for saying if he had a son, he’d look like Trayvon. Unreal. But we need to keep pushing for the discussion and calling out people who want to make it about them again, instead of the real issue that is just below the surface, but limits opportunity for this country’s children.

I was born in 1963. I teach 6th grade. When we study Dr. King and the Civil Rights Era, I constantly tell the kids “This was during *my lifetime*!!” Showing them YouTube clips and letting them see how people were treated. We have a lot of healing to do still.

Thank you for putting this out there. So well done.

Comment on When a White Boy Wears a Hoodie by Bobo

Bobo — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:36:07 +0000

Thank you, Kevin. We need to take a breath and resist making this about us again and how *we* are discriminated against “too.”

Comment on When a White Boy Wears a Hoodie by Bilal Hayles

Bilal Hayles — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:37:03 +0000

Although not as well written as yours, this was simply a posting I made on Facebook, but decided to capture it in blog form.

http://mrbilalhayles.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/a-blind-eye/

Thank you,

~Bilal

Comment on When a White Boy Wears a Hoodie by Bilal Hayles

Bilal Hayles — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:18:04 +0000

Hello,

Your blog has touched me in such a profound way I can not even begin to understand. I just had a discussion like this yesterday with some friends about our universal responsibility as parents and as fellow human beings to tend to and secure a better future for our children’s future by dealing with racial issues head on. As a black man, it is inspiring to read something like this. I applaud your insights, efforts and willingness to step up. Truly, the divine in me, honors the divine in you. Blessings.

~Bilal

Comment on When a White Boy Wears a Hoodie by Reva Solomon

Reva Solomon — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:50:54 +0000

OMG … Thank you!!!! You said so beautifully exactly what was going on in my head but couldn’t get it down on paper – I sharing this on both twitter and FB – I pray that others will listen and read your words with a better understanding -