Loving White People Won’t Fix Racism
Common, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart, and Stephen A. Smith have prescribed ways to heal racism. It boils down to this: Let Black people do the work.
Stacey Patton
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Stacey Patton is an assistant professor of multimedia journalism at Morgan State University and is the author of the forthcoming book, SPARE THE KIDS: WHY WHUPPING CHILDREN WON'T SAVE BLACK AMERICA. Follow her: @DrStaceyPatton.
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Dear Black People, Please Stop Shaming Your Kids On Social Media
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A “Savage”-Hating Sniper Is Not An American Hero
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How is today's America betraying Dr. King's dream?
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