“You Can’t Park Here.” A Lesson In Race At The Airport.
It was the week after our wedding. My new spouse and I were driving to our honeymoon, but first, we needed to drop his parents off at the...
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Jessica Kiragu
- Sep 17
- 4 min
"You do so well with her hair."
The person followed with, "I would have no clue what to do with it." This exchange occurred as my daughter jumped out of the car to go...
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Jessica Kiragu
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Sorry I Missed The Party…
The police were parked outside my front door. In fact, police cars lined the entire street. Blue lights lit up my block. I saw them...
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Jessica Kiragu
- Aug 14
- 2 min
Could It Be That We're Coming To The End?
The pressure is building. It's like watching a boiling pot with water rising, waiting for it to spill over and go in separate directions,...
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Jessica Kiragu
- Aug 9
- 5 min
“Why Do You Take Race So Personally?”
Today, it feels odd to hear this question from another white person—and I say white because I’ve only been asked this by white people....
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Jessica Kiragu
- Aug 7
- 3 min
She’s A 10 But…
… don’t be fooled by her looks. She’s a 10-year-old child who doesn’t look her age. More often than not, she doesn’t act like it either....
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Jessica Kiragu
- Jul 3
- 1 min
Adventures In Being A Doctor While Black.
Or, Is There A Doctor On The Plane? Take Two… This was just the second time in over 20 years of traveling together. We were on a plane...
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Jessica Kiragu
- Jun 21
- 4 min
I Love The Idea Of You… I Don't Love You.
Lately, the question, “what happens when you outgrow people?” just won’t leave me alone. It’s one question among others that have been...
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Jessica Kiragu
- Jun 12
- 3 min
Loving Day, Every Day.
I’m a white woman married to a black man. When we wed, I was naive about the everyday impact of injustice and inequity on our lives. I...
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