by J. Jerrald Hayes | Sep 28, 2016 | • Politics, Privilege
The hardest part about growing up poor was knowing I couldn’t mess up. Not even once. “Talent is really, really...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 27, 2016 | Privilege, Racism
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 27, 2016 | Privilege, Racism
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is I’ve been thinking of a way to explain to straight white men how life works for them, without invoking the dreaded word “privilege,” to which they react like vampires being fed a garlic tart...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 27, 2016 | Privilege, Racism
Dear Fellow White People Dear Fellow White People: The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games have brought to my attention that some of us still don’t quite grasp what white privilege is. Or, even if we do feel like we get the concept, it’s still difficult to fully...